The Christian Church A study of the foundation and Influences of the Christian Church Written By: Thomas Milazzo The Christian Church was born out of the legacies of the Greek‚ Roman and Jewish cultures. Through God’s providence and perhaps advantageous timing‚ the Christian Church entered a world prepared for the truth of God. The Greeks provided a universal language and philosophy that supported the acceptance of the Church. Roman laws‚ organization‚ and commitment
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Analyse the significance for the individual of ONE of the following Christian practices - Baptism - Marriage ceremony - Saturday/Sunday worship Marriage is a personal union between individuals. This union may also be called matrimony‚ while the ceremony that marks its beginning is called a wedding and the status created is sometimes called wedlock. The act of marriage changes the personal status of the individuals in the eyes of the law and society. Marriage is an institution in which interpersonal
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Universalism in the Early Church‚” Matthew Distafano cites an impressive list of Early Church Fathers who were pro-universal salvation‚ and connects the switch in Christian theology to exclusivism with the writings of Augustine (in the late fourth and early fifth centuries)‚ the Emperor Justinian‚ and the Fifth Ecumenical Council in Constantinople in the sixth century. As a student of patristics‚ I find this timing significant. Almost anyone who has studied the history of the Christian faith knows the
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"Said a Christian‚ expostulating with the heathen rulers who were urging forward the persecution: You may "kill us‚ torture us‚ condemn us....Your injustice is the proof that we are innocent....Nor does your cruelty...avail you.." "The oftener we are mown down by you‚ the more in number we grow; the blood of Christ is seed." (Persecution in the First Century) These people were known for their unswerving faith in the One who had come about 30 years ago as the man known as Jesus; the only person who
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In the first three centuries of the early Christian church. The church was being martyred and treated badly by the Roman population. There were many reasons that the Romans persecuted Christians. Although many people thought the reason was because the Christians refused to worship the roman gods or take part in the sacrifices. But‚ that was only part the reason that the Romans actually persecuted Christians. The Romans just hated the Christians in general because of their teachings of the Lord.
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In the early Christian church there were many famous people who helped the church‚ and there were also a few infamous people who did not. Throuought the 1st century A.D some of the most influential Christian leaders lived‚ such as the apostles. For the first fewhundred years the church was very primitive and unstable and many people were killed during these rimes‚ these people were martyrs. There were many people and events that shaped the relgion that we now know today as Catholosism. I am going
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In the early Christian church there existed a debate over the duration of hell. One sect argued that hell was endless and that the unrepentant sinners who were punished there experienced everlasting‚ agonizing torment. This idea is often referred to as the doctrine of endless hell. There existed another sect‚ however‚ that argued that although hell was agonizing‚ it did not last forever. Instead‚ they argued that hell involved “purging” the damned of their sin and that rather being purely punitive
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The Influence of Jewish Mysticism on the Early Christian Church Mystics know and experience God in a very different way than the ordinary believer. Whereas the ordinary believer knows God in an objective‚ concrete manner as embodied in nature or via sacred scriptures‚ the mystic knows God by personal‚ one to one contact between their own spirit (soul) and the spirit of God; heart to heart‚ or as Augustine called it‚ “cor ad cor loquitur.” Because of the one to one‚ highly individualized nature
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Guide Questions: Early Church History 1. Discuss the beginning and the ending of the Roman Empire. In what ways did the Empire conquer and control? * The republic formed around 500 BC and around 100 BC it started to drift toward a dictatorship‚ 27 BC-180 BC Roman Empire held peace‚ a decline set in around 200 BC. Under Constantine Ist (306-337) he moved the capital to Byzantine‚ renamed Constantinople. Theodosius(379-395) last ruler of the united empire. From 376-410 the Goths (Ostrogoths
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[12] In the past there some people did not treat others as there equal. However in society now‚ most people accept that all everyone should be treated equally. Most Christians share this view. However there are some individuals in society and some who belong to the Christian faith that do not agree with this. Some Christians disagree with this statement as they believe everyone is equal‚ no matter what. This is a valid argument because the Bible says “There is no difference between Jew nor
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