PPT-Persecution of the Church

Part 2 Acts 81943 18 Outline Acts I The Ministry of Peter Acts 111219 Peters 1 st Sermon Acts 11247 Peters Post Pentecost Ministry Acts 31437 Persecution of Peter amp Apostles Acts 5142. Ross Arnold, Spring 2013. Church History 1. Apostles to Pre-Reformation. April 26, 2013 – Persecutions, Heresies & the Book Lecture. Church History 1. . (TH1) . Introduction . to Church History. 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. Heresy: Then & Now. Christianity: The First Five Centuries. The Early Days (AD 0-100). During the first century, the Church begins. Followers of Jesus slowly begin to spread out into the world, spurred on by the sacking of Jerusalem in AD 70. The first Christian communities were Jewish, and were considered so by the Roman Empire. However, after the loss of Jerusalem, the Church drifted further and further from these roots into a more Gentile church.. 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. 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. What is the difference between the two and how did they impact the colonies and the future of the United States.. Pu·ri·tan. ˈ. pyo͝oritn. /. noun. noun: . Puritan. ; plural noun: . Puritans. 1. . . 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.. Following the Hand of God and the Hand of Satan . THE CHURCH PERIODS . Church . Reference. . Approx. date . Meaning. . Ephesus . Rev. 2:1-7. 90 –. 200 AD. Fully. purposed. Smyrna . Rev.. 2: 8-11. Following the Hand of God and the Hand of Satan . THE CHURCH PERIODS . Church . Reference. . Approx. date . Meaning. . Ephesus . Rev. 2:1-7. 90 –. 200 AD. Fully. purposed. Smyrna . Rev.. 2: 8-11. Jesus . warned. us that we would be persecuted (John 15:20. ).. As we look at the church from AD 30 – AD 313, we see that persecution is not constant everywhere throughout the empire – rather it comes and goes in spurts and tends to occur in particular local areas, for the most part.. 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,