"Blood of the martyrs becomes the seed church."
"This is definitely not as possible."
"What business people Athena with Jerusalem?"

Words such as sharp metaphor is typical of Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus - or better known as Tertulianus. He was born in Kartago, grew up in a family berkebudayaan infidelity and trained in classical literature, writing and orasi law. In the year 196 when he switch on the intellectual ability specifics Christian, he thought, and change the pattern of literature in the area of West Church.

Previously, the Christian author umunya use the Greek - a language that is quite flexible and smooth the match and used for philosophical debate about the things simple. Often, those Christians who speak Greek philosophical such as how to use this to their confidence.

Although Tertullianus, counsel for the birth of Africa, can speak Greek, he chose to write in Latin, and his works reflect the elements of moral and practical Roman people who speak Latin. A lawyer who has been a lot of interesting writers to follow the style.

When people still contend Christian Greek divinity of Christ and the relationship with the Father, Tertullianus already working to unify the trust and the orthodox position. So, it is also a way that formula to this day we still hold: God is the fact that consists of three private.

When he set up what the doctrine of the Trinity, Tertullianus not take terminologinya of the philosopher, but from Pengadialan Rome. Substantia not latin word for "material" but "property rights". Mean persona is not "private" (person), as we commonly use, but it is a party in a case (in court). Thus, the three personae clear that one can share substantia. Three private (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) can share one fact (divine sovereignty).

Although Tertullianus question "What matters Athens (philosophy) with Jerusalem (the church)?" However, Stoa philosophy popular at that time participated mempengaruhinya. Some say that the idea began from the original sin Stoisisme, and then taken over Tertullianus and then spread to the Western Church. Presumably he believes that the spirit of (people) is the object of the same shape: as the body was formed during fertilization, the spirit was so. The sin of Adam as a series of inherited genetic.

Churches West scrutinize this idea, but the idea is not diverted to the East (which have a more optimistik about human nature).

Approximately 206 in the year, Tertullianus leave the Church to join the sect Montanis, a group of people who Puritans react against what they consider a moral laxness among Christians. They hope that the coming of Christ the second time it happens soon. They also emphasized the leadership of the Holy Spirit is directly, not the leadership rohaniawan the ditahbiskan.

Although Tertullianus been emphasizing the idea succession of the apostles - the power and authority of the apostles to the bishop - but he can not accept that the bishops have the power of forgiveness of sin. He argues that this will menjurus on terpuruknya moral. Meanwhile, the bishop will be damned sure the power is. Not all people believe that a priest? Is this the Church of the saints who managed their own, or do a set of saints and sinners who managed "class" which is known as a professional rohaniawan?

Tertulianus actually swim against the flow. During the approximately twelve abada the rohaniawan get a special place. When Martin Luther challenging the church, the emphasis on 'all the priesthood of believers' back up

Source:

100 books Important Events In Christian History (The 100 Most Important Events in Christian History)
CPC Publisher PT Gunung Mulia

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