PPT-Overcoming Persecution

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. Jewish Persecution The Edict of Theodosius declared that Christianity was to be the only legal religion in the Roman Empire.The Third Council of Toledo (in Spain) ordered that children born of marriag 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. 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. are Those Who are Persecuted Because of Righteousness. Matthew . 5:10. Matthew 5:1-10 . 1. . Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, . 2 . and he began to teach them, saying: . Matthew 5:10. Starting with the end in mind. .. His glorious Kingdom. Predicted, looked for, sought after: Daniel 2:44. Proclaimed: Mark1:15, Matt 10:7. Prayed: Matt 6:10. Receiving, Entering and staying in it . 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. . Message . to a Persecuted Community. The . New . Testament. Document #: TX002311. Although Judaism was treated with relative tolerance by Rome, by the late first . century, . it was clear that Christianity was separating from Judaism and developing into a new religion. Therefore, Christians could no longer benefit from the relative freedom granted to Jews.. 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. Why do some groups get treated differently to others?. To recap on full course PRE and know the causes of prejudice and recap on the prejudice and persecution. Learning Objective and Skills. Literacy. eclipse. To surpass; to overshadow; to excel. expedient. A means to an end; that which is advantageous. ferocity. Savageness; wildness. infernal. Devilish; like a fiend; also, pesky or detestably. ingenuity. ?. 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,