How Celibacy Developed in the Early Church — R.C. Sproul

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How Celibacy Developed in the Early Church

How Celibacy Developed in the Early Church

Preacher: R.C. Sproul
Tradition: Presbyterian — PCA
Published: Jun 22, 2019
Length: 3:22

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In this brief clip from his teaching series A Survey of Church History, W. Robert Godfrey explains how the early church came to view celibacy as the life most pleasing to God. Watch this entire message for free today. https://www.ligonier.org/learn/daily-video/2019/06/22/pioneering-theologian-origen/

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