CHRIST our Savior, in the Gospel of St. Matthew, hearing the con of Simon Peter, who, first of all other, openly acknowledged Him to be the Son of God, and perceiving the secret hand of His Father therein, called him (alluding to his name) a rock, upon which rock He would build His Church so strong that the gates of hell should not prevail against it.
An edition of Fox's book of martyrs: a history of the lives, sufferings, and triumphant deaths of the early Christian and the Protestant martyrs.
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Fox's book of martyrs
or, a history of the lives, sufferings, and triumphant deaths of many of the primitive as well as Protestant martyrs ...
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by John Foxe, Foxe, John, and King, Marie Gentert (edi..., M G (Ed) King, G A (Ed) Williamson, and g. a. williamson
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Through the centuries, Christians have endured times of persecution, torture, and even death for daring to take a stand for their beliefs. These individuals were martyrs for the cause of Christ and have become an important part of our Christians heritage.
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Persecution, Martyrs, Church history, Christian martyrs, Biography, History, Martyrs chrétiens, Biographies, Église, Histoire, protestant catholic, Christian biographyPeople
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In Matthew 16:18, it is recorded that Jesus told His disciples, "I will build My church, and the gates of hell [Hades] shall not prevail against it."
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