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How did the early Christians determine which was the true Church? The test was simple: Just trace the apostolic succession of the claimants.
“It was natural for early Christians to think of the Eucharist as a sacrifice. The fulfillment of prophecy demanded a solemn Christian offering, and the rite itself was wrapped in the sacrificial atmosphere with which our Lord invested the Last Supper. The words of institution, ‘Do this’ (...
The common belief is that this derives from the fact that there were 13 people at Christ’’s Last Supper. This being the eve of his betrayal, it is not difficult to understand the significance given to the number by the early Christians. In more modern times 13 is an especially unlucky...
What did Christians call Muslims during the Crusades? What Islamic Empire fought in Crusades? What was the Christian Crusades all about? Which Muslim group did the Crusades encounter? Who was behind the Christian Crusades? What were the first four Crusades called?
Here is a link to a related video sermon Nazarene Christians: Were the early Christians “Nazarenes”? Location of the Early Church: Another Look at Ephesus, Smyrna, and Rome What actually happened to the primitive Church? And did the Bible tell about this in advance? Where is the True ...
The history of Christianity is based on Judaism and the life teachings, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and those who follow him are called “Christians”. Christianity has become the largest of world’s religions. With its various denominations, from the 1ST century to the present. Roman...
“…So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch” (Acts 11:26). “Then Agrippa said to Paul, ‘Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?’”...
Still, the essential teaching remains clear, as it did for the early Christians: one must be ever “vigilant and godly, lest you too slide into the abyss” [34] (p. 102). The conventional feminist critique of the polygamous or plural marriage states that the dissatisfactions of women ...
Younger wrote to Emperor Trajan that early Christians would “sing hymns to Christ as to a god.” Some scholars also believe Roman historian Suetonius references Jesus in noting thatEmperor Claudiushad expelled Jews from Rome who “were making constant disturbances at the instigation of Chrestus.”...