I. The ante-Nicene Church adored Christ . ὃ 5

Adoration of Jesus Christ 1. during His earthly Life . 2. by the Church of the Apostles after His Ascension ᾿
Characteristics of the Raoration of Christ 3 in tie Apostolic Age— a. It was not combined with any worship of creatures. : β. It was really the worship due to God 5 y. It was nevertheless addressed to Christ’s Manhood, as being united to His Deity
3. by the post-Apostolic Church,
in sub-Apostolic Age : . in later part of Second Century . in Third Century . ; expressed by hymns and doxologies . and signally at Holy Communion assailed by Pagan sarcasms
embodied in last words of martyrs . . inconsistently retained by Arians. and even by early Socinians . .