Polycarp: When Loyalty to Christ Was Tested by Fire

Stephen’s story does not stand alone. It began a pattern that would repeat itself across generations. The gospel continued to spread. And wherever it spread, it confronted the powers, loyalties, and idols of the world. In the Roman Empire, this tension became unavoidable. To say “Jesus is Lord” was not merely a statement… The post Polycarp: When Loyalty to Christ Was Tested by Fir

“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction…”