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History of the 3rd Century Church: Part 1

As the third century dawned, Rome had just begun to assert its primacy over the rest of the churches. Ambition and the desire for power are usually symptoms of evil motives,… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2007/10-2007/history-of-the-3rd-century-church-part-1/

History of the 2nd Century Church: Final

There is no clear break between the second and third centuries in the history of the Church. The most natural break comes with the death of Polycarp in 155, which virtually ended… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2007/10-2007/history-of-the-2nd-century-church-final/

History of the 2nd Century Church: Part 10

Marcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire from 161-180 A.D., after which time his son Commodus ruled (180-192). Marcus Aurelius was the last of the five good emperors that had begun… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2007/10-2007/history-of-the-2nd-century-church-part-10/

History of the 2nd Century Church: Part 9

The second-century Church was forced to develop its theology by its confrontation with false religions on the outside and with heresies on the inside. This is the positive side of… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2007/10-2007/history-of-the-2nd-century-church-part-9/

History of the 2nd Century Church: Part 8

One of the most influential and important Christian writers of the second century was Justin. He was the first Christian philosopher, or philosophic theologian. Justin was born… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2007/10-2007/history-of-the-2nd-century-church-part-8/

History of the 2nd Century Church: Part 7

Polycarp was born about 69 A.D. just a few years after the death of Peter, Paul, and James. He was a disciple of John, a younger friend of Ignatius, and the teacher of Irenaeus,… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2007/10-2007/history-of-the-2nd-century-church-part-7/

History of the 2nd Century Church: Part 6

The Roman Empire reached its zenith under Hadrian, who built the famous boundary wall in the north of Britain and formally incorporated Britain into the Roman Empire. After… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2007/10-2007/history-of-the-2nd-century-church-part-6/

History of the 2nd Century Church: Part 5

The early second century saw the last of the Hebrew-Christian leaders who left us any sort of legacy in writing. Symeon was martyred in 107, according to Schaff. Ignatius was fed… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2007/10-2007/history-of-the-2nd-century-church-part-5/

History of the 2nd Century Church: Part 4

When the Church was driven from its Hebrew roots into the culture of the Greeks, the moral outlook changed. Previously, righteous acts were defined by law; forgiveness by… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2007/10-2007/history-of-the-2nd-century-church-part-4/

History of the 2nd Century Church: Part 3

The letter that Governor Pliny the Younger sent to his friend, the Emperor Trajan, gives us an independent witness to some basic practices of the early Christians. The letter is… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2007/10-2007/history-of-the-2nd-century-church-part-3/

History of the 2nd Century Church: Part 2

Ignatius, bishop of Antioch, was martyred probably in 113 A.D. at the beginning of the second century. He was born about 30 A.D. and was reputed to be the child in Matthew 18:2,… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2007/10-2007/history-of-the-2nd-century-church-part-2/

History of the 2nd Century Church: Part 1

As the second century began, the Age of the Apostles was ending. John was an old man, recently released from his exile at Patmos by Roman Emperor Nerva, under whose benevolent… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2007/10-2007/history-of-the-2nd-century-church-part-1/

History of Early Church Organization: Part 5

The third century bishop, Cyprian, stated that "no one can have God for his father who has not the church for his mother." (Schaff, History of the Christian Church, Vol. II, p.… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2007/10-2007/history-of-early-church-organization-part-5/

History of Early Church Organization: Part 4

King Saul thought that the fact that he had been anointed king--by divine appointment--meant that he was called to rule as he thought fit and that he could do so with immunity… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2007/10-2007/history-of-early-church-organization-part-4/

History of Early Church Organization: Part 3

The biblical story of King Saul tells us about the problems that would later develop in the Church. I mentioned three of the main ones: (1) Saul usurped the position of priest… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2007/10-2007/history-of-early-church-organization-part-3/

History of Early Church Organization: Part 2

When Christianity was small, it needed very little organization. As it grew, however, more organization was needed simply to accommodate the larger numbers of people as they… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2007/10-2007/history-of-early-church-organization-part-2/

History of Early Church Organization: Part 1

The Bar-Cochba revolt severed any remaining ties between Christianity and Judaism. Philip Schaff says that Bar-Cochba "caused all the Christians who would not join him to be most… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2007/10-2007/history-of-early-church-organization-part-1/

Post-Jerusalem Judaism: Final

The Middle Eastern problems facing the world today are largely traceable to the Zionist conquest of Palestine and the displacement of the Palestinians. The Zionist "little people"… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2007/09-2007/post-jerusalem-judaism-final/

Post-Jerusalem Judaism: Part 5

By the end of the Bar-Cochba revolt, the history of post-Jerusalem Judaism was only beginning. And yet the two revolts in which they suffered such disasters shaped the more… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2007/09-2007/post-jerusalem-judaism-part-5/

Post-Jerusalem Judaism: Part 4

In spite of Rabbi Akiba's confidence that Bar Cochba was the "Messianic King," and in spite of the name change from Bar Kosiba ("son of lies") to Bar Cochba ("son of the star"),… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2007/09-2007/post-jerusalem-judaism-part-4/

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