The Heavy Burden of Apostasy: Understanding Early Christian Perspectives

Lesson Transcript

Prophecy, a total desertion of or departure from one's religion. I mean, it's not a light charge to make against someone, saying, "Oh, they've totally abandoned the true Christian religion." Wow, that's a pretty heavy judgment. I want to give you an example of the opposite of snobbery. Tell me, do you really admit that this place, Jerusalem, shall be rebuilt? And do you expect your people to be gathered together and made joyful with Christ and the patriarchs and the prophets? This is Justin's answer.

I told you previously that I and many others are of this opinion. We believe that this will take place, as you surely are aware. On the other hand, I told you that many who belong to the pure and pious faith and are true Christians think otherwise. I've just never seen that kind of generosity. I just see all this condemning, you know, all my life. I mean, if you didn't believe in the millennium, you were a heretic, or if you did believe in it, you were.