Last, a knowledge of the history of doctrine supports the Bible’s witness to the triumph of the church. Through times of duress and trial, the people of God have been preserved and have steadfastly proclaimed the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. The devil has employed every strategy to destroy the church; armies have marched against it; unbelieving scholarship has relentlessly assaulted it; internal bickering has rent it; and martyrdom has depleted its ranks from time to time. Yet the church marches