19/09/2015
REFLECTION ON THE FAITH OF ST CYPRIAN (THE CHURCH FATHER);
Cyprian and all the martyrs remind us
that faith in Jesus Christ matters. Even in the midst of persecution, Cyprian and the Church debated right doctrine and the resulting right practice. They did not
soften doctrine in order to be accepted by society and culture or by those who denied Christ. There were those who denied Christ and so ‘saved’ themselves, but those who sell out doctrine and faith and true worship are not saving
themselves nor the Church. Cyprian and the Church took seriously of the right and
Biblical way of ministering to those who
denied Christ and they sought the true way: repentence. Cyprian was beheaded for the faith, for true worship,
for right doctrine and practice. The beheading of Cyprian has a relevance in the news these days with ISIS
beheading Christians.
