How Should Protestants Read the Church Fathers?

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How Should Protestants Read the Church Fathers?

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How Should Protestants Read the Church Fathers?

“Moreover, they unjustly set the ancient fathers against us (I mean the ancient writers of a better age of the church) as if in them they had supporters of their own impiety. If the contest were to be determined by patristic authority, the tide of victory — to put it very modestly — would turn to our side.”

Who are the Church Fathers and how should Christians view them? Pastor Adriel discusses how Christians should read the Church Fathers and understand the confessions in light of the Reformers and Scripture.

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