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A Great Persecution Persecution is part of being a Christian 2 Tim 312 Antioch Acts 1350 Iconium Acts 144 5 Derbe Acts 1419 A Great Persecution Let us be ready to face oppression. Much of our information on the early church . and persecution comes from Eusebius . He wrote Ecclesiastical History. Eusebius was a close friend of Constantine (emperor) and got permission to collect and write about the first 300 years of Church history. 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. 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. Controversy 2. Persecution foretold by Christ. The History of Persecution. The Philosophy of Persecution. Persecution in the First Centuries. Church History-Prophecy of 7 Churches. Ephesus. Smyrna. Pergamos. 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. FIVE GROUNDS OF PERSECUTION. RIGHTS OF REFUGEES. Presented by Boldizsár Nagy,. CEU Legal Department. 2012. The structure of the classes. Fundamental concepts - historic development before 1918. The formation of the international refugee regime and the foundations of the present system. Recognition to war. The Early Church . - Constantine - Crusades. Churches in 100 CE. Churches in 200 CE. Churches in 300 CE. Early Church Leaders/Teachers. Appeal of Christianity. Spread due to 5 main . Pioneers Before the Mormons. Manifest Destiny. John O’ Sullivan wrote, “It is the manifest destiny of the United States to spread across the continent.”. Means that the United States reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific, including Canada & Mexico.. 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. Acts 17:10-11. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.. Acts 17:11. 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, EASTER RETREAT 2019 BIBLE STUDY 2 EVERY BELIEVER REACHING EVERY CREATURE FOR CHRIST Acts 8:1-4 21-04-2019 INTRODUCTION The death of Stephen came at the beginning a new wave of intense persecution. But God made the dispersion that followed a means to expand the reach of the gospel and save multitudes. What could have destroyed the Church