Sant'Ireneo, Mutsvene wezuva ra28 Chikumi

(c. 130 - c. 202)

Nhoroondo yeSant'Ireneo
Kereke ine rombo rakanaka kuti Irenaeus aive nechekuita mune zhinji dzenharo dzayo muzana ramakore rechipiri. Akanga ari mudzidzi akanyatsodzidziswa pasina kupokana, aine moyo murefu mukuferefeta, anodzivirira zvakanyanya dzidziso yevaapositori, asi achitungamirwa zvakanyanya nechishuwo chekukunda vavengi vake pane kuvaratidza kuti havana kururama.

Sabhishopi weLyons, ainyanya kufarira vaGnostiki, vakatora zita ravo kubva mushoko rechiGiriki rekuti "zivo". Nekureva mukana wekuwana ruzivo rwakavanzika rwakapihwa naJesu kuvadzidzi vashoma, dzidziso yavo yakakwezva nekuvhiringidza maKristu mazhinji. Mushure mekunyatsoongorora masekete akasiana-siana eGnostic ne "zvakavanzika" zvavo, Irenaeus akaratidzira mhedziso dzine musoro dzakaunzwa nemitemo yavo. Izvi zvakapesana nedzidziso yevaapositori uye zvinyorwa zveRugwaro Rutsvene, zvichitipa, mumabhuku mashanu, hurongwa hwedzidziso yezvouMwari hwakakosha zvikuru kwenguva inotevera. Uyezve, bhuku rake, raishandiswa zvakanyanya uye rakashandurwa muchiLatin uye muchiArmenian, zvishoma nezvishoma rakamisa pesvedzero yeGnostics.

Mamiriro ezvinhu uye zvakadzama nezvorufu rwake, dzakadai souya paakazvarwa uye achiri mwana mudiki muAsia Minor, hazvina kujeka.

Kufungisisa
Kuva nehanya kwakadzama uye kwemwoyo wose kune vamwe kuchatiyeuchidza kuti kuwanikwa kwechokwadi hakufanirwe kuve kukunda kwevamwe uye kukunda kwevamwe. Kunze kwekunge wese munhu anogona kutora chikamu mukukunda uku, chokwadi pachacho chinoramba chakarambwa nevanozorega, nekuti chinozoonekwa sisingaparadzaniswa nejoko rekukundwa. Uye saka, kusangana, kupokana uye nezvimwe zvinogona kuburitsa pakutsvaga chaiko kubatana kwechokwadi chaMwari uye kuti chinogona sei kushumirwa.