6. What influence do the Bible and history show working in the church immediately after apostolic days?

Answer

"Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them."
Acts 20: 30.
NOTE-"In the interval between the days of the apostles and the conversion of Constantine, the
Christian commonwealth changed its aspect. . . . Rites and ceremonies of which neither Paul nor Peter ever
heard, crept silently into use, and then claimed the rank of divine institutions."-Dr. W. D. Killen's
(Presbyterian) "The Ancient Church," Preface.

With whom did sin originate?
What is necessary in order that the preaching of the gospel may be profitable?
In connection with Christian baptism, what is washed away?
Upon what ground were the previous promises then renewed to Abraham?
6. Under the influence of her tender care and faithful instruction, what is said of the child life of Jesus?
What is the meaning of the word \"Sabbath\"?
How should we sympathize with others in their sorrows?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle