intended when he entrusted his apostles with his church on earth. During the Council of Ephesus there had been several controversies about the teachings of the church that were addressed such as the Nestorian heresy‚ and the reaffirmation of the Nicene Creed‚ that of which ultimately were discussed and successfully resolved. Ephesus was a city located near the west coast of Asia
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1.Beliefs 1.1Jesus Christ Christians believe that‚ as the Messiah‚ Jesus was anointed as ruler and savior of humanity‚ and hold that Jesus ’ coming was the fulfilment of messianic prophecies of the Old Testament. The Christian concept of the Messiah differs significantly from the contemporary Jewish concept. The core Christian belief is that‚ through the death and resurrection of Jesus‚sinful humans are reconciled to God and thereby attain salvation and the promise of eternal life. While there
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Rome and the Early Church of the Middle Ages The Christian church of the middle ages was the result of the Christian church within Rome. The Romans made it acceptable to be a Christian. They also helped form the structure of the early church. The theology of the early church was significantly influenced by the emperor Constantine. The idea of the importance of Rome was even transferred from the empire to the church. Even those Christians during the persecution by the Romans were given special significance
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Jesus Christ is not equal to the Father by nature‚ but He is the first creation of God. The founder of Arianism was Arius who died in 336. His ideas would have a tremendous impact on the early Church by causing it to define orthodoxy with a number of creeds. However‚ his impact continues to this present day with such groups as the Jehovah’s Witnesses. As a result of their convictions‚ these modern day Arians produce a number of Biblical arguments to support their contention that Jesus is not God. Though
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Samantha Rough Rome – Spring 2013 Susan Pitchford Essay 1 Christianity: Started From the Bottom‚ Now We’re Here “It is a bitter thought‚ how different a thing the Christianity of the world might have been‚ if the Christian faith had been adopted as the religion of the empire under the auspices of Marcus Aurelius instead of those of Constantine.” John Stuart Mill‚ On Liberty‚ 1859 People of the Christian religion went through numerous trials‚ such as mass persecutions‚ being executed
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Jim Meyer Professor Everett World Religion 2012-10-02 Christianity-A Day of Darkness Do people really care about religion? Religion is increasing its influence on society‚ but morality is seriously losing its authority. The secular world seems to offer abundant evidence that religion is not greatly affecting our lives. A growing number people today especially in Europe express little to no interest in religion affecting their lives. There is no denying that religious passions today still can move
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faith because most Romans worshipped multiple gods. Kenneth Scott Laouette (2003)‚ American Orientalist‚ missiologist‚ and historian of the expansion of Christianity‚ in his book A History of Christianity‚ tells how Athanasius helped develop the Nicene Creed which establishes that God the Father and God the Son are one or homoousious (p. 155). Homoousious means that the Father and the Son are equal in power and of the same substance. The Son is not subordinate to the Father because they are one. Without
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When Jesus was on earth‚ was he both God and Man? Jeremy W. Gannon Contents What the critics say 3 What the early church said: 4 The Apostles’ Creed 4 The Nicene Creed 5 Chalcadean Creed 6 Jesus has two natures -- He is God and man. 7 Jesus is Fully God 7 Jesus is Fully Man 9 Conclusion 12 When Jesus was on earth‚ was he both God and Man? What the critics say There are many who claim Jesus was not incarnate. Various opinions are given to try and explain who Jesus
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Christianity Today‚ 1996). Ortlund‚ Dane C. Christocentrism: An Asymmetrical Trinitarianism? In Themelios: Volume 34‚ No. 3‚ November 2009 (United Kingdom: The Gospel Coalition‚ 2009)‚ 309. The Encyclical Epistle of the Church at Smyrna In The Ante-Nicene Fathers‚ Volume I: The Apostolic Fathers With Justin Martyr and Irenaeus‚ ed. Alexander Roberts‚ James Donaldson and A. Cleveland Coxe (Buffalo‚ NY: Christian Literature Company‚ 1885)‚ 42. Millard J. Erickson‚ The Word Became Flesh (Grand Rapids
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The 4 Marks of the Church In the Nicene Creed we say that the Church is "one‚ holy‚ catholic and apostolic." I. One/Unity "There is one Lord‚ one faith‚ one baptism‚ one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all."[Eph. 4:5-6]One describes the unity of the body of Christ. These words from the Creed speak of the followers of Jesus Christ as united in their belief in one God‚ one Lord‚ and Jesus Christ. The Church is one because as the Church’s members we are joined
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