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BereanBeacon
March 14, 2008

Our special DVD is 'The True Historical Patrick'. Patrick the Evangelist, who brought the true Gospel of Christ to the Irish, is an historical figure that needs to be heard in his own reverberatin...

Our special DVD is 'The True Historical Patrick'. Patrick the Evangelist, who brought the true Gospel of Christ to the Irish, is an historical figure that needs to be heard in his own reverberating words and feelings. The heartbeat and the soul of Patrick was the Gospel in Christ Jesus. The facts presented in this DVD will no doubt be a revelation to many. Patrick' message of God's grace and his legacy are all Scriptural and are a deep encouragement in our time. Please make this DVD known to others if at all possible to link to it or have it have it placed on an Internet Website or Blog.

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Ireland has a very distinctive history. It was an island untouched by the Roman legions, and Patrick, the Evangelist, brought to it the Gospel of grace. Patrick was himself descended from a family that had been, for two generations at least, in Christ Jesus. His father, he tells us was "the deacon Calpurnius, son of the late Potitus, a presbyter, of the settlement of Bannaven Taburniae."[1] These facts are recorded in Patrick's own testimony of faith. This authentic document is preserved in five manuscripts: one in the Book of Armagh of the seventh century, the second in the Cotton Library of the tenth century, a third in the French monastery of St. Vedastus, and two more in the Cathedral Library of Salisbury. This authenticated document is the main source of both the person and the mission of Patrick, and also his clear statement of the Gospel of grace.

Patrick was born in the year 373[2] in a town on the River Clyde in Roman Britain, now a part of Scotland. When he was sixteen years old, Patrick was captured by a band of pirates who sold him to a chieftain in what is now county Antrim in Northern Ireland. For six years he tended flocks. In his testimony he tells us, "I was taken captive before I knew what I should desire and what I should shun."[3] It was during the time of his captivity that he turned from his careless ways and came to a saving knowledge of Christ Jesus. He was convicted that he was a sinner. In his own words,
"before I was humbled I was like a stone lying in deep mire, and He that is mighty came and in His mercy raised me up and, indeed, lifted me high up and placed me on top of the wall. And from there I ought to shout out in gratitude to the Lord for His great favours in this world and for ever, that the mind of man cannot measure."[4]
Patrick, like so many of the godly men of history, found God's favor in the riches of the grace of Christ. This was the theme echoing throughout the testimony of Patrick, in his own words "I am greatly God's debtor, because he granted me so much grace."[5] He then grew in the grace of God. Having believed on "the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth," [6] he directly received "of his fullness...grace for grace."[7] In his own words,
"More and more did the love of God, and my fear of Him and faith increase, and my spirit was moved so that in a day [I said] from one up to a hundred prayers, and in the night a like number; besides I used to stay out in the forests and on the mountain and I would wake up before daylight to pray in the snow, in icy coldness, in rain, and I used to feel neither ill nor any slothfulness, because, as I now see, the Spirit was burning in me at that time."[8]
Patrick relates how, after six years, he escaped and after a difficult journey on land and sea returned to his people in Scotland. In his own words, "I was again in Britain with my family [kinsfolk], and they welcomed me as a son, and asked me, in faith, that after the great tribulations I had endured I should not go any where else away from them."[9]

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Jerome112 (2 months ago) Show Hide

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I have seen this muppet on before, yes thank God for St Patrick who brought the true faith to Ireland.

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AUGHALOUGH (2 months ago) Show Hide

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coz. you are tragically misinformed.. ...BereanBeacon enough said......What is being parroted by you is the fanciful history of Loraine Boettner a leader in the anti-Catholic movement.and not mentioning Ralph Woodrow and Alexander Hislop who are also rabid anti-Catholics. Also through in Jack Chick and the rest were all cold blooded liars!

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And why is Patrick venerated in Brittany? Patrick is not Peter. Patrick is derived from the Latin Pater - Father. St Patrick never existed. He is the personification of the early Christian missions in Ireland. So, come on, m' bucko, wash thine eyes in the Pool of Siloam, and start to see.

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Thank god for St Patrick, without him our nation wouldn't be catholic

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Our nation is not catholic it is a multi culterial society with many religions being practiced each as ligitimate as the next. I personally do not practice any religion but have respect for all.

Paddy234 (4 months ago) Show Hide

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Our nation is built on christian morality, why do we have christmas and easter as state holidays but not any other religious holidays. Ireland is catholic

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Being christian and being catholic are two different things ,there are many factions based on christianity ,if we could all get back to the core ethic of being christian it would be a far better world, you dont have to be religious to be a christian. be realistic and look at the divisions created by religion in our country both being" christian "

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divisions created by man not specifically religion, our country is now becoming more secular anyway so you won't have to worry, as for me i'll always be catholic

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Well, Saint Patrick did indeed cast out all the Snakes from Ireland. The evidence is that there are no Snakes in Ireland today. He sent them all to England!!!
Seriously, it is a shame that you could not find our Lord Jesus as your own personal Saviour as other Priests have, when you were an active Priest. What a powerful witness for Christ you could have been in the Catholic Church. What a blessing in God's Hands you could have been in the Church. God bless you anyway. Jude 24

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