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Testimony 125 A.D.
Today in the Word, April 10, 1993
Testimony 125 A.D.
Today in the Word, April 10, 1993
Around 125 A.D., a Greek by the name of Aristeides wrote to one of his friends, trying to explain the extraordinary success of the new religion, Christianity. In his letter he said, "If any righteous man among the Christians passes from this world, they rejoice and offer thanks to God, and they accompany his body with songs and thanksgiving as if he were setting out from one place to another nearby."
