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The blood of the Christians is the Seed of the church?
A Tertullian quote - what are your thoughts on it?
For those of you who asked me to read The DaVinci Code, I did not get this quote from the book, and I have indeed read it. I actually got this quote from A Season for the Dead by David Hewson, and what I am looking for is YOUR thoughts on the quote, not anothers'. I have my own views on it, and I want to know what others think. I know what martyrs are, and I know Tertullians' work.
The quote is often stated and "The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church".
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
"The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church" means that you cannot wipe out Christianity by killing off Christians; rather, when Christians are persecuted and killed for their faith, the church grows stronger and more people become Christians.
- 1 decade ago
Not only is it a reference to the parable of the Mustard Seed found in the Gospel (where a mustard seed, though it starts out small, grows into a giant plant), it is a reference to the seed that becomes the Church after martyrdoms. To explain, a martyrdom of an individual or individuals is the greatest sign of faith someone can give, and that witness of the martyr can move many to conversion, so it is the seed, and what results from that can be incredible.
In fact, the ancient Greek word for witness is "marturios".
There are many examples of martydoms that after the martyrdoms many people converted. Those martyrs were the seed.
I hope this helps.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
never heard before
and what to do with it coz I'm not a christian
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