PDF-Orthodox Christianity categorically rejects God

Galatians 4810. FR EVANGELOS THIANI. GREEK ORTHODOX PATRIARCHATE OF ALEXANDRIA: . ORTHODOX ARCHBISHORIC OF KENYA. INTRODUCING THE ORTHODOX CHURCH . IN . AFRICA AND EAST AFRICA (GREEK ORTHODOX TRADITION). ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AFRICA. Lesson Overview. Models of . Christ and Culture. Culture of ancient Rome. Culture of Christianity. Christ against Culture. Legalization of Christianity . Models of Christ and Culture . What is Culture? (Pg. 35). Judea becomes Roman province in 6 A.D., mostly Jews who held tightly to their religious beliefs and laws. Thought Roman rule would corrupt their religion. . Christian Founders. Jesus. : Jewish prophet who traveled and preached throughout Judea. Focused mostly on unconditional love and worship of God.. Romans . 1:20-23. For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God. In The Beginning. Romans were tolerant of the people they conquered religions. . Most people were polytheistic so adding the Roman Gods to their group was not a problem. By 63 BC Romans had conquered Judea. One of three main Christian groups. 200-300 million Orthodox Christians in the world. Based on elements of Eastern European and Middle Eastern culture. Sometimes referred to as “Byzantine Christianity”. . Acts . 15. Soong-Chan Rah. Milton B. . Engebretson. Professor of Church Growth and Evangelism. North Park Theological Seminary. Acts 15. Jerusalem . Council. Animosity . towards . Gentiles. Changing . Monotheism. As states and empires increased in size and contacts between . regions multiplied. , religious and cultural systems were transformed. . Religions and . belief systems provided a bond among the people and an ethical . The Origins of the Religion of . Selfism. The Continual Need for Reformation in the Church. The church is formed by the Word. The church is de-formed by the world. The church must be continually re-formed by the Word of God. Most religious people pray for peace, but religious groups may not share the same vision of how peace will be achieved.. Geographers see that the process by which one religion diffuses across the landscape may conflict with the distribution of others. . SLIDE TITLE. BUCHAREST, Romania – The feast of St. . Dimitrie. of . Basarobov. in Bucharest is an annual demonstration of the strength of Christianity in Romania, and the dominance of the Orthodox branch.. Bellringer. – What was the Exodus? Explain all that you know.. People, places, times & events – along with why they are important – see if you can apply it to today.. A . New Religion in . RISE OF CHRISTIANITY History of Preaching 1 Christianity in the 1 st Century 3 RISE OF CHRISTIANITY: Religion of Rome -Relationship of Roman Empire w/ Christianity: Paganism -Religion a matter of belief, a series and the New Testament. By Ed Hensley. My Background. Southern Baptist. Texas. Fundamentalist Churches. Moderate Family. Not fluent in Hebrew, Greek, or Latin. Not a scholar. Send corrections to EdwinHensley@gmail.com.