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1 The Open Doors Report 2014 Introduction Open Doors UK I is part of an international NGO network which has for over 50 years supported and strengthened persecuted Christians I t now works in. Ross Arnold, Spring 2013. Church History 1. Apostles to Pre-Reformation. April 30, 2013 – . Emperors, Bishops, Saints & Intellectuals Lecture. Church History 1. . (TH1) . Introduction to Church History. Ancient and Medieval Church History (100-1216AD). Early . Persecutions. Class Prayer. “Thou God and Father of Thy beloved and blessed Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have received knowledge of Thee, O God of the angels and of all creation and of all just men who live in Thy presence, I thank Thee that Thou hast graciously granted me a portion among Thy people, among the people of Christ, unto the resurrection of everlasting life: may I be received in Thy sight, as a fruitful and acceptable sacrifice, wherefore, for all this, I praise Thee, I bless Thee, I glorify Thee through the eternal High Priest, Jesus Christ, Thy beloved Son; to whom, with Thee and the Holy Spirit, be all glory, world without end. Amen.” Polycarp . Persecution of Christians. Questions to be addressed in this chapter. Why were Christians persecuted in the early centuries after Christ?. How did Christians understand martyrdom?. How did the doctrine of the Church develop in response to the problem of apostasy?. in the . EARLY CHURCH. PERSECUTION in the . EARLY CHURCH. “The blood of . the martyrs . is the seed . of the Church”. Tertullian. -Christians accused of cannibalism, perversion, and incest. -Christians used as. Living Above the Storms of . Criticism and Hatred. Overcoming Persecution. What is persecution?. Why Are We Persecuted?. How to Overcome Persecution:. Storing Your Joy in the right place. Avoiding the Distraction of Criticism. Persecution and Early Conflict. Early Build up. 66 A.D. . Jewish revolt happened and many Jews were killed in this revolt. What was the response from the Romans?: Nothing. The Roman Government did nothing. . Dr Ping . Xiong. Law School, University of South Australia. Paper presented at the 19. th. Annual International Law and Religion Symposium on “Religion, Democracy, and Civil Religion”, Salt Lake City, 2012. . . Paul and God’s care. Grade 4-5 Sunday-School Lesson. “. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? . Shall . tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword. in the . EARLY CHURCH. PERSECUTION in the . EARLY CHURCH. “The blood of . the martyrs . is the seed . of the Church”. Tertullian. -Christians accused of cannibalism, perversion, and incest. -Christians used as. Presented by Boldizsár Nagy,. at the training course:. Promoting effective refugee law education in the CIS+ region. Yerevan, 3 February 2016. EVIDENCE OF THE CONTINUED RELEVANCE OF THE GENEVA CONVENTION. Diocletian. Church enjoyed a relatively long period of peace after Decius and Valerian persecutions. Early in 4. th. century though, the last (Of the Roman Empire) and worst persecutions began to break out. ?. Nazi Policies towards the . Minorities. Who were the undesirables in Nazi Germany?. LO:. Outline who the Nazi’s targeted for persecution and . why. ?. Who did the Nazis persecute?. The Nazis believed that only Germans could be citizens and that non-Germans did not have any right to the rights of citizenship.. Questions to be addressed in this chapter. Why were Christians persecuted in the early centuries after Christ?. How did Christians understand martyrdom?. How did the doctrine of the Church develop in response to the problem of apostasy?. Where We’ve Come From Week 1: Persecution in the Early Church, from the Apostles to Constantine Helpful Resources for Further Study Justo L. Gonzalez, The Story of Christianity , 2 volumes. Bruce Shelley,