Fathers of Christianity - 7 of 9

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As we catch a glimpse of first and early second century writings and memoirs of devout Christian writers, we should not leave out Polycarp. Ignatius was, it seems, somewhat of a mentor to Polycarp, and both Ignatius and Polycarp disciples of John.

John’s influence on Polycarp is evident in his letter to the Philippian church, quoting 1^st John 4:3, for example, stating, “For every one who shall not confess that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is antichrist��?. And Polycarp also borrows heavily from 1^st and 2^nd Timothy, when he wrote “I exhort you all therefore to be obedient to the word of righteousness and to practice all endurance, which you saw with your own eyes in Ignatius, Zosimus, Rufus, in others also who came from among yourselves, as well as in Paul and the rest of the Apostles;