state the name of figure in church history

[Tron4JC]

in each post. Do it by alphabetical order.

And in each post, not only give the name of the person, but also facts about the person.

No bashing the person.

Just talk about where he was godly at.

Go! :cool

[onesheep]

Where's yours?

[Tron4JC]

Augustine.

And the info is found in my signature! :)

[Tron4JC]

Schaff on Augustine:


http://www.ccel.org/s/schaff/history/3_ch10.htm

The Lutheran and Reformed churches have ever conceded to him, without scruple, the cognomen of Saint, and claimed him as one of the most enlightened witnesses of the truth and most striking examples of the marvellous power of divine grace in the transformation of a sinner. It is worthy of mark, that his Pauline doctrines, which are most nearly akin to Protestantism, are the later and more mature parts of his system, and that just these found great acceptance with the laity. The Pelagian controversy, in which he developed his anthropology, marks the culmination of his theological and ecclesiastical career, and his latest writings were directed against the Pelagian Julian and the Semi-Pelagians in Gaul, who were brought to his notice by the two friendly laymen, Prosper and Hilary. These anti-Pelagian works have wrought mightily, it is most true, upon the Catholic church, and have held in check the Pelagianizing tendencies of the hierarchical and monastic system, but they have never passed into its blood and marrow. They waited for a favorable future, and nourished in silence an opposition to the prevailing system.

Even in the middle age the better sects, which attempted to simplify, purify, and spiritualize the reigning Christianity by return to the Holy Scriptures, and the reformers before the Reformation such as Wiclif, Russ, Wessel, resorted most, after the apostle Paul, to the bishop of Hippo as the representative of the doctrine of free grace.

The Reformers were led by his writings into a deeper understanding of Paul, and so prepared for their great vocation. No church teacher did so much to mould Luther and Calvin; none furnished them so powerful weapons against the dominant Pelagianism and formalism; none is so often quoted by them with esteem and love.2209

[wife]

Benedict founded twelve monasteries, the best known of which was his first monastery at Monte Cassino in the mountains of southern Italy. The monastery at Monte Cassino was the first Benedictine monastery (most monasteries of the Middle Ages were of the Benedictine Order). Benedict wrote a set of rules governing his monks, the Rule of Saint Benedict, which was heavily influenced by the writings of John Cassian. The Benedictine Rule, one of the more influential documents in Western Civilization, was adopted by most monasteries founded throughout the Middle Ages. Because of this, Benedict is often called "the founder of western Christian monasticism." Benedict was canonized a saint in 1220.

[redeemed]

Christ Came down to earth as God's only begotten son, Performed innumerable miracles, was beaten and tortured and died on a cross for our sins and ROSE AGAIN on the third day and now reigns in Heaven with the FATHER, sitting on his right hand interceding for His children. He is beckoning us all to come to faith in him and accept his blood atonement for our sins so we can reign forever with him in that beautiful place called HEAVEN:yay :yay :yay

[graceforme]

David - he had the charisma to lead a great nation, yet he was very ordinary in many ways. He had great passion for each task he undertook (many of them proved to be destructive), he suffered great personal tragedy, and he was often motivated by political gain. Yet, he is described in Scripture as "a man after God's own heart." (from Charles Swindoll)

Does anyone know the exact passage of Scripture where David is referred to as "a man after God's own heart."

[Timothy Long]

Enoch was translated.

[StarryEyedLad]

David - he had the charisma to lead a great nation, yet he was very ordinary in many ways. He had great passion for each task he undertook (many of them proved to be destructive), he suffered great personal tragedy, and he was often motivated by political gain. Yet, he is described in Scripture as "a man after God's own heart." (from Charles Swindoll)

Does anyone know the exact passage of Scripture where David is referred to as "a man after God's own heart."

(We interrupt this thread to insert a verse.)

Samuel is speaking to King Saul about David here:
1 Samuel 13:14

14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.

(We now return you to your regularly scheduled thread.)


Fortunatus Early Christian extolled by Paul for his work in the Church

1 Corinthians 16

15 I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)

16 That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth.

17 I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied.

18 For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such.

[StarryEyedLad]

Gabriel

An angel, often called an archangel

http://www.biblegateway.com/topical/topical_resource.php?source=1&tid=1918

1. (A messenger of God)
2. Appeared to » Daniel (Daniel 8:16;9:21)
3. Appeared to » Zacharias (Luke 1:11-19)
4. Appeared to » Mary (Luke 1:26-29)

Daniel 8:16
And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.

Daniel 9:21
Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.

Luke 1:19
And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

Luke 1:26
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

Gabriel was sent to show Daniel visions of the future.

Gabriel told Zacharias that his wife Elisabeth would conceive and bear a child to be named John, even though they were in their old age.

Gabriel also announced to Mary that she would conceive and bear a child, while still a virgin, and that the child would be the Son of God, to be named Jesus.