Early Departures from the Gospel

During the Ante-Nicene period (100-325 AD) there were various heresies and departures from the Gospel that the church fathers were trying to deal with as well as trying to avoid capture and persecution from the Roman Empire. Even though some of the church fathers wrote letters against these departures, there wasn’t a lot of priority given to some of the ideas that were developing during these early times because it was more important for the congregations and individuals to merely survive.

Once the persecutions ended and Constantine began “helping” the church get a firm footing, they had to start dealing …