Christ and His Church Through the Ages

For many the term "ancient" implies drudgery and irrelevance. This book will dispel

any such notions. The ancient age brims with interest, instruction, and encouragement

for today's readers. This was an age of miracle-working apostles, fearless martyrs, and

stalwart church fathers; an age that preserved the scriptures, prescribed the creeds, and

produced timeless Christian classics; an age when the church was buffeted by fierce

waves of persecution and assailed by heresies of every sort. Through it all, the Lord Jesus

Christ, the cornerstone of the church, sovereignly shepherded his beloved church by his

word and Spirit.

In this first volume of Christ and His Church Through the Ages, author and historian

Herman Hanko tells the fascinating story of the ancient church during the first six

centuries of the New Testament dispensation. He relates how Christ faithfully guided

the church from the ministry of the apostles through the fall of the Roman Empire.

Highlights of this history include the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the

spread of the gospel to the Gentiles, the persecution of the church under Roman

emperors, the deliberations of the ecumenical councils, and the battle for the truth

of sovereign grace.

Through this volume and the ones that follow, students of church history and interested

readers alike will surely grow in their love and appreciation for the saga of Christ's

church. They will find church history to be, as the author once affectionately described

it, "the exciting adventure of the marvelous work of grace."