Bishops emerged as leaders of the Church Rise of Controversies in the Church a apostates one who has abandoned ones religious faith b heresies ideas believed to be wrong by the Church ID: 571191
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RISE OF SUPREMACY OF BISHOP
Bishops
emerged as leaders of the Church
Rise of Controversies in the Church
a)
apostates
– one who has abandoned one’s religious faith
b) heresies
– ideas believed to be wrong by the Church
Power of Bishops increased
as they made the decisions to become
the “final word” on
God and ChurchSlide2
Emperor Decius tortured Christians to try and make them
“
Apostates”If Christians denied their faith they would not be let back into the ChurchDecius had children “hacked up” in front of mothers to deny their Christianity??What would Church do for those that deny their faith due to persecution
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Cyprian
(Bishop of Carthage) said those persecuted could be forgiven based on 2 things: 1) Church/Bishop were so “holy” they could grant forgiveness 2) PenanceReaction to Cyprian’s claims:
Novation =
NO
no human can forgive, only GOD can forgiveDo not add to Bible, regardless of situationB)Cornelius = YESChurch agreedbecomes Bishop of Romeempowers Bishop to play “God”
RISE OF SUPREMACY OF BISHOP
RESULTS OF SIDING WITH CORNELIUS
1) NO salvation outside of
Church2) Bishop had power to forgive – provide “GRACE”3) Forgiveness “earned” by Penance4) Power of Bishop Slide4
HERESIESIdeas believed to be wrong by the Church
Roman
Emperors called for church councils to stop heresies“…he who makes decisions has the power!”to prevent splits you must give an “official position”
Roman Empire had become a “theocracy”
Religious problems are a
lso political problems
RISE OF SUPREMACY OF BISHOPSlide5
COUNCIL OF NICEA
Arian
HeresyJesus was not God, but a created being similar to God, but not of same substanceJehovah’s WitnessAthanasian Creed
affirms the Trinity
RISE OF SUPREMACY OF BISHOPSlide6
COUNCIL
OF CONSTANTINOPLE
Appollinarian HeresyJesus is God in body, but the person he becomes does not have a human mind/soulNicene CreedRe-affirms the Trinity
RISE OF SUPREMACY OF BISHOPSlide7
COUNCIL OF EPHESUS
Nestorian
Heresy Jesus is two distinct persons…God and man, rather than a single persondenied the Virgin Mary was the mother of JesusCOUNCIL OF CHALCEDON
Eutichian
HeresyJesus is fully divine and human, but Jesus the human was absorbed into the divineChalcedonian CreedJesus is Fully Human and Fully Divine and unified in 1 person
RISE OF SUPREMACY OF BISHOPSlide8
How did the Bishop of Rome become the Pope (“PAPA”) of ALL Christendom?”
1
) Rome as CAPITAL OF ROMAN EMPIREveneration of Peter / Paul as “martyrs” who died in Rome2) Petrine Doctrine
RISE OF SUPREMACY OF POPE IN ROME
Damasus
(Bishop of Rome) stated that “The Holy Roman Church takes precedence over all other churches not on the ground of any synod decision but because it was given the primacy by the word of our Lord and redeemer Jesus Christ.”Matthew 16…Thou art Peter and upon this “rock” I will build my ChurchDamasus was the first to say that ”rock” means Peter (not Jesus) and since he died in Rome, which was evidence that he was in Rome…all other bishops carry his successionSlide9
3) APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION
381 Emperor Theodosius @ Council of Constancedeclared Bishop of Constantinople shall take precedence immediately after the Bishop of RomeRISE OF SUPREMACY OF POPE IN ROME
4) BARBARIAN INVASIONS
445 AD…due to increased barbarian attacks…Emperor
Valentinian
III surrenders authority to Pope Leo I, ordering all to obey the Roman Pope who has the "primacy of Saint Peter“
“
… only way to safeguard peace among churches everywhere is to acknowledge Rome’s leadership universally
”Slide10
5) CRUSADES
expansion of Islam into Christian controlled lands weakened power of other bishops
1095 Pope Urban II senT “Crusaders” to regain “Holy Lands”RISE OF SUPREMACY OF POPE IN ROME
6) MISSIONARIES
Patrick (Ireland)
Boniface (Germany)Augustine (England)Clovis (France)Slide11
Patrick – Ireland
captured by Irish raiders
escaped and returned to Englandnightmares of Irish boys/girls going to hellreturned to Ireland as a MissionaryRISE OF MISSIONARIESDAY 3 NOTESSlide12
Boniface – Germany
cuts down Thor’s sacred Oak tree
waited for Thor to take revenge…nothing happenedcutting down the tree reassured the barbarians that no harm would befall them from abandoning their old faith
took wood and built church
RISE OF MISSIONARIESSlide13
Augustine – England
established Church of Canterbury
became 1st Archbishop of CanterburyClovis – FranceClotilda, wife, was a Christian
Battle of
Tobiac
…prayed to God and won“Battlefield Conversions”Franks became “protectors of Christianity”RISE OF MISSIONARIES