MARTIRII BISERICII PRIMARE-MODEL DE MĂRTURISIRE
THE MARTYRS OF THE EARLY CHURCH - CONFESSION MODEL

Summary/Abstract: Martyrdom within the Christian church has always been a known fact. Christ the Saviour warned both His disciples and their followers, that they would be persecuted for the mere fact that they were following Him and preaching His teachings. Although in most cases martyrs were unjustly condemned - for the simple reason that they didn’t offer sacrifices to the idols and were Christians - they have always had a dignified and upright attitude regarding the confession of their belief. They did not look upon their persecutors with hatred and contempt, but were - at the most - compassionate, because „they do not know what they are doing”. This pattern of early church confession was also going to be adopted by the martyrs and confessors of the following centuries, up to the present time. The history of the Romanian Christian people is full of countless examples of martyrs, confessors and hero-martyrs who have sacrificed their lives for defending their ancestor’s faith, as well as their homeland. A nation who has not struggled to gain any new territories, but only fought to keep its Christian faith, language, culture and country borders.

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