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Aphrahat the Persian Sage - A view into early Assyrian Christianity

Transfigured

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The Importance of Faith in the Church

I should also throw out there that like Laura and I talked about how the early church fathers were often sex negative and viewed whole virginity as superior to marital relations. And one of the commandments that he has, and Jesus throughout all these parables talks about service to the poor. So that from offer hots demonstration on faith. He lists a number of things that faith does are fasting, prayer, love, all's giving virginity, holiness, wisdom, hospitality, simplicity, and patience.

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