The Principle Crime of the Human Race

Tertullian was an early church leader (a bishop in Carthage) in North Africa. His voluminous writing and ministry have led many to acknowledge him as the father of Latin Theology/Western Theology. Tertuallian worked hard to fight various heretical strands of the Christian faith, including gnosticism. He also focused a significant amount of his ministry speaking against the destructive nature of idolatry. Here are some of this words on the subject:

The principle crime of the human race, the highest guilt charged upon the world, the whole procuring cause of judgment, is…