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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schism in 1054ce the Orthodox churches became separated from the Latin Church over the differences in doctrine and practice but the common history of more than a thousand years means the sources of many of its teachings on the nature of marriage are also common in both variants. Members of the Orthodox Church‚ marriage are a very solemn occasion. They take is to be a sacrament between two members of Christ’s bond (the church). The service is full of symbolism to show that it is Christ himself who
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In his post on this blog yesterday‚ “Indeed Very Many: 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
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Persecution of the Early Church‚ Pax Romana‚ and Heresies in Monophysitism Summaries of Three Scholarly Journal’s Lea Holman CHHI 301-D05 LUO June 29‚ 2013 Persecution of the Early Church explain some of the how‚ when and why’s of the early church prosecutions. “Reasons of the persecution”‚ “History of the persecutions” and “Two Christian Responses: The Glory of Martyrdom and Apologetics” are segments within this scholarly journal. Therefore‚ each segment relates to persecution with in
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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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from the beginning because… Persecution (Who persecuted them? Why were they being persecuted? How was this a problem? How do we know this/evidence?) Beliefs based on truth Claims and unlikely events (Eg the Holy Spirit / miracles etc). (Why would this deter new followers? Would they be taken seriously? Evidence to support this) D However‚ despite these problems which the faithful experienced‚ the Christian community continued to grow because… Persecution as a way of helping the Community
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HOW PERSECUTION LEAD TO THE EARLY CHURCH’S GROWTH LIBERTY UNIVERSITY Research Paper CHHI 520 CHRISTIAN HISTORY BY CARLA JOHNSON-LANE GAINESVILLE‚ FL July 7‚2013 How Persecution Lead to the Early Church’s Growth Persecution of those who stand for God has been occurring since Genesis‚ and stories of persecution have spread throughout the world. Many times we think of persecution as being only prevalent in the early church. The treatment of Christians was probably
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The Rise of the Church The early Church father help brought order and structure to the church in many ways. There were three Church Fathers who helped the Rise of the Church‚ they were Augustine‚ Ambrose‚ and Jerome. These great men was responsible for the habitual doing‚ beliefs‚ and doctrine of the early Church during this time period‚ around 500 AD‚ (Babcock 2011 p.139). First‚ Augustine was considered the most important of three men at this time of early Church Fathers. Augustine was
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Emily Splinter Professor Rank Early Church Christological Controversies February 20th‚ 2013 Gnosticism Gnosticism is the thought and practice‚ especially of various sects of late-Christian and early Christian centuries‚ distinguished by the conviction that matter is evil and that the emancipation comes through knowledge. They see the material world as something different of the world that God himself created. Jesus is identified by some Gnostics as an embodiment of the supreme incarnate
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symbolizes the four gospel writers. In each of the ten windows had medallions which expresses the event in the life of Jesus. The inside of the church had a South wall is novelty‚ the calling the disciple‚ Mary and Martha. Also‚ there was a North wall showed the Christ and Temple‚ baptism and healing the sick. A circular window in the back of the church which has four sections by the arms of the cross which represents the four gospel writers. There were four living creatures. The winged man is a
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