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bullet Clement of Rome (30 - 100 CE) was an overseer of the church at Rome. 3 He urged his followers to try to be among those who wait for the Lord "by doing the things that are in harmony with His blameless will."
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bullet Polycarp (69 - 156) was an overseer of the church at Smyrna. He said that we will be resurrected when we die "if we do His will and walk in His commandments..." 4
bullet Hermas (? to 150) Little is known about his background. He wrote that only those who "fear the Lord and keep His commandments" will have eternal life. 5
bullet Justin Martyr (110 - 165) was a philosopher who converted to Christianity as an adult. He wrote that "if men by their works show themselves worthy of His design, they are deemed worthy of reigning in company with Him." 6
bullet Clement of Alexandria (150 - 200) was an elder of the church at Alexandria, Egypt. He wrote that only individuals who obtain the truth and "distinguishes himself in good works" shall gain eternal life. 7
bullet Origen (185 - 255) was an elder of the church at Alexandria, Egypt. He wrote that a soul would inherit eternal life if its "actions shall have procured this for it..." 8
bullet Hippolytus (170 - 236) was an overseer in a church in France. He said that Christians achieve "for themselves eternal life through good works." 9 Once in heaven, they will only remember "the righteous deeds by which they reached the heavenly kingdom." 10
bullet Cyprian (200 - 258) was overseer of the church in Carthage, North Africa. He wrote that a person can prophesy, conduct exorcisms and do "great acts." But he will not get to heaven "unless he walks in the observance of the right and just way." 11
bullet Lactantius (260 - 330) was a Roman teacher who lived in France. He wrote that a person either loses eternal life because of sinful behavior, or gains it by their virtue. 12


Many of the above writings can be seen in the Early Christian Writings. 13
The generations of [[Cain]] and the generation of Seth to Noah walked different paths until the flood. After that great deluge, the first we hear of a city-state is the one called Babel, built by Nimrod.


The Didache is subtitled "The teaching of the Lord by the Twelve Apostles to the Gentiles." It was written for the guidance of Christians circa 60 to 100 CE. Some theologians believe that "additions and modifications may have taken place well into the third century." 14 It contains 16 paragraphs, which deal with such topics as:
<blockquote>''“He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as [[Nimrod]] the hunter before the LORD.” (Genesis 10:9)''</blockquote>
bullet loving behavior towards your neighbor, enemies and persecutors;
bullet abstaining from lusts
bullet giving away what you posses to the needy
bullet do not murder, commit adultery, fornication, theft, abortion, infanticide
bullet do not be prone to anger
bullet do not engage in sorcery, witchcraft, enchanting, astrology
bullet share all things with your brother
bullet do not eat food that was sacrifice to idols
bullet baptize in living water in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
bullet fast on the 4th day of the week
bullet recite the Our Father prayer three times a day.
bullet beware of false prophets
bullet elect honorable Christians to be bishops and deacons.
bullet be ready at all times for the second coming of Jesus, which they expected would come soon.


All of the instructions relate to an individual's behavior. This tends to confirm that the early church considered works to be of paramount importance.
The word “hunter” is from tsayid, which is more often translated “provision, food, food-supply, or victuals”. This verse would be better translated to the effect that Nimrod was a [[father|mighty provider]] instead of the LORD.  


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<blockquote>''“And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower<Ref>migdal 1) tower 1a) tower 1b) elevated stage, pulpit 1c) raised bed</Ref>, whose top<Ref>07218 ro’sh head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning </Ref> [may reach] unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.” (Genesis 11:4)''</blockquote>
References:


    C.S. Clifton, "Encyclopedia of Heresies and Heretics", ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara CA, (1992)
The word “tower” in the above reference should be the subject of interest and controversy. “Tower” is translated from migdal, which would be the same as the word Magdala, as in Mary Magdalene in the New Testament. Although it does mean “a tower”, it also has an elitist or elevated concept to its meaning and use. It can be used as we use the word “tree” in family tree. A similar association is also with the word “top”, translated from rosh, which takes many forms in other verses such as “head, chief, beginning, company, captain, sum, first, principal, and rulers”. None of this insinuates that a tower was not built, but that the focus should be on the infrastructure that supplied the organization, funding, and planning to construct a tower. This is more significant than the building.
    D.W. Bercot, "Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up: A New Look at Today's Evangelical Church in the Light of Early Christianity," Scroll Publishing, Tyler, TX, (1989), Pages 63-72.
    Clement of Rome, "Letter to the Corinthians," Chapters 34 & 35.
    Polycarp, "Letter to the Philippians," Chapter 2.
    Hermas, "Shepherd," Book 2, Comm. 7; Book 3, Sim. 10, Chapter 2.
    Justin Martyr, "First Apology," Chapter 10
    Clement of Alexandria, "Rich Man," Chapters 1 & 2.
    Origen, "Of First Things," Preface, Chapter 5.
    Hippolytus, "Fragments from Commentaries," "On Proverbs"
    Hippolytus, "Against Plato," Section 3.
    Cyprian, "Unity of the Church," Section 15.
    Lactantius, "Institutes," Book 7, chapter 5.
    Early Christian Writings is at http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/
    The Didache is at: http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_save.htm


http://www.jesuswordsonly.com/books/77-bercot.html
[[Nimrod]] had amassed a gigantic political bureaucracy to perpetrate such public works. He had gathered people to labor and commit vast wealth into a centrally controlled [[government]]. With these monumental institutions also came politicians, bureaucrats, clerks and lawyers. It is clear from the present use of such elite classes in society that the people in subjection to Nimrod’s government were undoubtedly introduced to doublespeak, red tape, and legalese. These factors alone can confound whole [[Society |societies]] so that no one knows what anyone is saying.


http://www.scrollpublishing.com/store/theologians.html
The people sought to possess the benefits of the City-State and the City-States sought to possess the people or, at the least, a portion of their [[rights]]. The people became the laboring asset of the State, as Israel was for [[Egypt]]. In more modern times, this statutory labor was called a [[corvee]], which was nothing more than the compelled contributions or servitude of the people.  


https://relate4ever.wordpress.com/2014/10/10/what-the-early-christians-believed-with-david-bercot/
The system was predicated on the desire of each person, through the agents of their government leaders, to force their neighbors to contribute. When the burden and demands of the political contributions brought a threat of rebellion, the City-State often placated the people with promises of gifts, gratuities, and benefits, financed by debt or conquest. The Imperial State reached out to rob the citizenry of their future and even attach their children to debt. They took from their neighbor what they could no longer safely extract from the blood and flesh of its enfranchised members. Such states often became roaring beasts, enlarging their borders in a bloody colonial and imperial expansion.


http://relate4ever.com/what-the-early-christians-believed/
<blockquote>''“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour’s.” (Ex 20:17)''</blockquote>


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_kingdoms_doctrine
==There are Other Two Kingdom Doctrines==
 
A Protestant Christian doctrine of the two kingdoms doctrine teaches that God is the ruler of the whole world, and that he rules in two ways. The doctrine is held historically by Lutherans and Calvinists.
 
It suggests that God rules the temporal or left-hand kingdom through secular government, by means of ''law'' and in the heavenly or right-hand kingdom His spiritual kingdom through Christians through the gospel or grace.
 
Law originally is the Natural law which consists of what is just right and fair. Men may bind themselves together by agreements and create systems of law or legal systems which become law by contract through application, participation and agreement. By this theory all law originates with the people within the preexisting [[Natural Law]].
 
The righteousness of these legal systems will depend upon what is written on the hearts and minds of the people. For instance, covetous is a violation of law in accordance with the [[ten commandments]] but people may bind themselves together in a legal system where [[covetousness]] is not only allowed but encouraged and protected by the ruling class of that system. We see this in [[Socialism]].
 
<blockquote>''“The lex fundamentalis of natural law is the duty of every man, so far as in him lies, to strive that the welfare of human society in general be secured and maintained”<Ref>Pufendorf: On the Duty of Man and Citizen: Introduction By Walther Schucking and translated by Herbert F. Wright.</Ref>''</blockquote>
 
But with the [[Social Contract]] aspects of that duty may be entrusted to parts of society along with the power to compel the performance of that [[duty]]. We may call these institutions governments but in truth the power of government before it becomes a collective or [[common purse]] of rights rested entirely with the people individually.
 
The people carried both the sword of righteousness and the power, duty and responsibility to wield it in the intrust of justice. The people had a duty to answer the [[Hue and cry]] of their neighbor and society in general.
 
Part of that call is protection against thieves and robbers. If we refused to come to the protection of our neighbor we might be held responsible in part for the crime commuted against them.
The other part of the call of society in need is to be answered by what has been called [[Religion]].
 
The definition of [[Religion]] use to include our duty to our fellowman. The duty has been described as to love our neighbor as ourselves. If they need aid or help we should provide it.
 
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Kingdom

Two Kingdoms

The generations of Cain and the generation of Seth to Noah walked different paths until the flood. After that great deluge, the first we hear of a city-state is the one called Babel, built by Nimrod.

“He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the hunter before the LORD.” (Genesis 10:9)

The word “hunter” is from tsayid, which is more often translated “provision, food, food-supply, or victuals”. This verse would be better translated to the effect that Nimrod was a mighty provider instead of the LORD.

“And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower[1], whose top[2] [may reach] unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.” (Genesis 11:4)

The word “tower” in the above reference should be the subject of interest and controversy. “Tower” is translated from migdal, which would be the same as the word Magdala, as in Mary Magdalene in the New Testament. Although it does mean “a tower”, it also has an elitist or elevated concept to its meaning and use. It can be used as we use the word “tree” in family tree. A similar association is also with the word “top”, translated from rosh, which takes many forms in other verses such as “head, chief, beginning, company, captain, sum, first, principal, and rulers”. None of this insinuates that a tower was not built, but that the focus should be on the infrastructure that supplied the organization, funding, and planning to construct a tower. This is more significant than the building.

Nimrod had amassed a gigantic political bureaucracy to perpetrate such public works. He had gathered people to labor and commit vast wealth into a centrally controlled government. With these monumental institutions also came politicians, bureaucrats, clerks and lawyers. It is clear from the present use of such elite classes in society that the people in subjection to Nimrod’s government were undoubtedly introduced to doublespeak, red tape, and legalese. These factors alone can confound whole societies so that no one knows what anyone is saying.

The people sought to possess the benefits of the City-State and the City-States sought to possess the people or, at the least, a portion of their rights. The people became the laboring asset of the State, as Israel was for Egypt. In more modern times, this statutory labor was called a corvee, which was nothing more than the compelled contributions or servitude of the people.

The system was predicated on the desire of each person, through the agents of their government leaders, to force their neighbors to contribute. When the burden and demands of the political contributions brought a threat of rebellion, the City-State often placated the people with promises of gifts, gratuities, and benefits, financed by debt or conquest. The Imperial State reached out to rob the citizenry of their future and even attach their children to debt. They took from their neighbor what they could no longer safely extract from the blood and flesh of its enfranchised members. Such states often became roaring beasts, enlarging their borders in a bloody colonial and imperial expansion.

“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour’s.” (Ex 20:17)

There are Other Two Kingdom Doctrines

A Protestant Christian doctrine of the two kingdoms doctrine teaches that God is the ruler of the whole world, and that he rules in two ways. The doctrine is held historically by Lutherans and Calvinists.

It suggests that God rules the temporal or left-hand kingdom through secular government, by means of law and in the heavenly or right-hand kingdom His spiritual kingdom through Christians through the gospel or grace.

Law originally is the Natural law which consists of what is just right and fair. Men may bind themselves together by agreements and create systems of law or legal systems which become law by contract through application, participation and agreement. By this theory all law originates with the people within the preexisting Natural Law.

The righteousness of these legal systems will depend upon what is written on the hearts and minds of the people. For instance, covetous is a violation of law in accordance with the ten commandments but people may bind themselves together in a legal system where covetousness is not only allowed but encouraged and protected by the ruling class of that system. We see this in Socialism.

“The lex fundamentalis of natural law is the duty of every man, so far as in him lies, to strive that the welfare of human society in general be secured and maintained”[3]

But with the Social Contract aspects of that duty may be entrusted to parts of society along with the power to compel the performance of that duty. We may call these institutions governments but in truth the power of government before it becomes a collective or common purse of rights rested entirely with the people individually.

The people carried both the sword of righteousness and the power, duty and responsibility to wield it in the intrust of justice. The people had a duty to answer the Hue and cry of their neighbor and society in general.

Part of that call is protection against thieves and robbers. If we refused to come to the protection of our neighbor we might be held responsible in part for the crime commuted against them. The other part of the call of society in need is to be answered by what has been called Religion.

The definition of Religion use to include our duty to our fellowman. The duty has been described as to love our neighbor as ourselves. If they need aid or help we should provide it.

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  1. ↑ migdal 1) tower 1a) tower 1b) elevated stage, pulpit 1c) raised bed
  2. ↑ 07218 ro’sh head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning
  3. ↑ Pufendorf: On the Duty of Man and Citizen: Introduction By Walther Schucking and translated by Herbert F. Wright.


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