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May 17, 2024 Bilisa Ne

The Christian church has gone through many challenges before it reaches where it is today. The blood of millions of saints, including the blood of Jesus, has been shed to bring the Christian church to what it is today.

The Bible testifies that the first Christian church was established after the ascension of Jesus Christ. The book of Acts has three sections on the founding of the Christian church.

1) The Foundation of the Christian Church…..Chapters 1-7

2) Persecution of the Christian church……………Chapters 8-1

3) The spread of the Christian church throughout the world. Chapters 13-

At the time of the founding of the Christian church, Israel was under Roman rule and they were persecuted. For three centuries or 300 years in a row, the religion was persecuted by the Roman emperors. Especially during the reign of Emperor Nero from 54 to 70 CE, Christians were subjected to unlimited persecution. In 245-313, King Dicolite also persecuted many Christians.

The Beginnings of Christianity and the Christian Church

• And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that even for a whole year they were gathered together with the church, and taught much people. The disciples were first called “Christians” in Antioch. (Acts 11:26)

Christianity comes from two words.

• Christ

• Ian
The term was first used by Roman soldiers. They are called Caesars because they are under Caesar.

The word comes from two things.

• Caesar
• Ian
Roman soldiers are called caesarian. The term is familiar to these soldiers. Later it was used by the soldiers of Jesus Christ, the militants who guarded and expanded the borders of this conquest. The word Ian is a Latin word. The word is also translated as “being a party” or being a group of something. They first used this term in Antioch to confront the antichrists. Christianity is.

• Who guards the house of God

• Who stands in front of the enemy

• Who protects Nature

• Who fights for the house of God

• Fearless

• The one who goes out and fights

• The one who wins the campaign

• Which brings the mohicha

• Who does not give up

• Who protects his country

• It means capturing the enemy.

Christianity and the Gospel contain war speech. Even their brand initiative style is related to the campaign. There are many military languages in the Gospel.

Christians were told many things before they were called Christians. Among the so-called.
• Fearful
• Albatross
• The Apostles
• The Saints
• Believers
• Siblings
• Witnesses
• Nazarenes
• The so-called illiterate

Believers and followers of Jesus Christ were called by such names before they were called Christians. But from the time they were filled with the Holy Spirit, from the time they knew they were called to life.

• Christians

• Those who continued the campaign that Jesus started

• Those who are not afraid

• They speak more than those who have learned it

• They were not afraid of the virgin who burned fire, but they were not afraid of the scepter of evil kings.

• Those who are like rainbows

• They did not hesitate to see the sacrifice of their brothers (John)

Christianity has such a beginning. These so-called Christians were gathered in different places at different times before they received this name. Many of them

• The house of Mark’s mother (Mary) (Acts 12:12).

• Visit the house of Lydia (Acts 16:4)

• In the home of Aquila and Priscilla in Corinth (Rom 16:3 and 5)

The house of Mrs. Nympha of Colossae or Turkey today ( Col 4:15) • Philemon’s household and Apphia (Philemon 1-2) are family. They are in Colossae. It was to this man that Paul even sent Onesimus to tell them that he was in their house and that he should set them free Scripture does not say who the early Christian church was. However, it is • Roman Catholic • For Greek Orthodoxy • The Protestant movement These three are the biggest arguments I started first. Yet despite the controversy, the true church began in the first century around 30 AD. Now, in 1440, there was no written evidence or the Bible was not published publicly, so the history behind the church and when it began is unknown. Starting then, she went through many persecutions to reach today. The Christian church was persecuted for over 300 years without interruption. Which she breathed. • In the 4th century, Emperor Constantine (324-337) promulgated the Edict of Milan. At that time, this religion, like other religions, found peace. The king believed, and many in the country became followers of this religion. • In 392, King Theodosius (379-395) declared Christianity the national religion. • After the 11th century, around 1517, the Reformation by the German Martin Luther separated Protestantism from Catholicism and became an independent religion. What are the sources of information about the Christian Church? 1) Historical texts. 2) Underground exploration. 3) The church today. 4) It is ancient stories and so on. Worldwide Church Time Assignment! When we understand this church timeline, we will fully understand how the church began and reached today. We will look back from 7 BC to the 21st century. • 7 BC to 30 BC: Known as the time of Jesus • The period from 30 to 100 is known as the Age of the Apostles (the first disciples). • 100 to 150 : Known as the Patriarchal Age. • 100 to 150: Still known as the apostles’ age. Peter was succeeded by Clement. John was succeeded by Polycarp. Until 300 AD there was various persecutions. Who is Clement? This Clement is a disciple of Peter.
He lived from 35 to 99 and is known as the father of the Christian church. He began his career in 88 and remained in this position until his death. He was mentioned by Irenaeus and Tertullian as serving as Bishop of Rome. It is even said that Polycarp and Ignatius of Antioch were in trio in the leadership. This man was captured and imprisoned by the Emperor Trajan. The reason he was imprisoned was because he preached the Gospel. In prison, when he began to preach to the prisoners, they took him out and bound him with heavy irons and threw him into the sea. Who is Polycarp? Polycarp is said to have been born in He is a man of great faith. An angel had appeared to a virgin named Callisto and told her that he would buy the child Polycarp. She had bought it… And he was trustworthy. He had conquered her property. Ignatius was a disciple of John. Both are disciples of John.

Polycarp is a disciple of Ignatius. Polycarp taught Irenaeus…Irenaeus taught Hippolytus. Polycarp is said to have been killed in 150 AD.

• 150 to 400 AD: Known as the Theological Age.
In 312 a decree was issued that anyone could live what he believed.

 Theological schools were established during this period.

 In the school of Alexandria, Greece.

 Small Asian school.

 North African school.

 The reason for this was the spread of false teachings.

 The Catholic Church was also founded in this year. Catholicism means “the only Church in the world.

• 590 to 1500 : Called the Middle Ages.

 It is a dark time in Christian history.

 The year ku is the year when many people died from black plague or black death. At least 70 million to 200 million people have died from the disease. The disease is caused by the bacterium Yersinia Pestis.

 The period from the fall of the Romans in 476 to 1500 is a dark time.

 In 1053 the Orthodox Church (Way of Righteousness) was founded by the Easterners.

 In 1053 the Catholic Church was founded by the West.

 In 1455 the Gutenberg Bible was first printed.

• The years 1500 to 1650 are known as the Renaissance.

 It was during this year that Martin Luther (1517) published 95 errors against the errors and false teachings of the Catholic Church.

 This year the Protestant church separated from the Catholic church.

 Immediately, major awakenings began.

• 1650 to 1800: The post-Reformation era!

 The Bible was published this year.

 A printing press made in Germany is the reason.

• 1800s to the 20th Century: The Age of Modernity

 It is an era of modernity and various discoveries.

 At the time, even the Bible was alone in many editions.

• 20th century to the present: Postmodern era.

 This is a time when the church is very numerous.

 This year is the year when the Bible is not only printed in large quantities but also in various digital formats.

Jesus’ ministry began in Galilee and ended in Jerusalem. The land of the Israelites today is ancient Philistia. This country is not only the foundation and capital of our world, but also a place where many countries meet and cross each other.

Three major events are noteworthy at the beginning of the Christian church.

1) The political rule of the Roman emperor.

In those days, the political supremacy of the world was in the hands of Rome. Before the Romans dominated the world, the Greeks ruled the world for over 300 years. These Romans had taken over the world from the Greeks.

2) The deeply developed Greek philosophy.

The Greeks, then, showed no doubt about the supremacy of science and philosophy in the world. Their supremacy on the ground in various forms of writing and discoveries, even in art, has been elevated by history to this day. Before 250 BC, even the Bible was translated into Greek by seventy-two scholars (the Septuagint).

3) The Jewish view of the coming of the Messiah.

The Jews were suffering and being plundered by various regimes and they had in their minds that “one day the Messiah will come and make us live in peace in our country. In fact, the Israelites were in desperate need of a Messiah back then.

The Christian church appeared on this earth when the whole world was in great distress and at peace. Under such difficult circumstances, Judaism became the basis for Christianity. How do you.

• Because there are few Jews who do not defile themselves with Greek philosophy

• Because there are those who sense and believe in the coming of the Messiah

• Because there are those who correctly interpret and apply the prophecies written in the book.

God loved to establish His church in a country dominated by Rome and Greek philosophy, a country that no one wanted to see except the Messiah.

The persecution of the Christian church and Nero!

Nero!

The child Nero was born in 37 in Antioch, Italy. His father died when he was two years old and his mother was married to Claudius. Claudius then began to adopt Nero’s child as his heir. It was then that his mother drugged Claudius to death for the sake of her son’s power. When this Claudius was assassinated in 54, Nero was a boy of 16 or 17 years. This Claudius is said to be his father’s brother or relative.

He was followed by Claudius’ son Britannicus, born to another mother in Nero’s mother Agrippina and he allegedly conspired to drug the boy to death in 55 when he was celebrating his 14th birthday. Five years later, his mother and Nero got into a power struggle and he summoned her to his house and killed her by drowning her with the ship.

And in 64 CE, one evening a fire appeared and began to destroy Rome for a long time. The fire continued for nine days. At this time two-thirds of Rome was burned. It is known in history as the “great fire that destroyed the city” The fire does not appear to have been accidental. It is said that Nero was playing music and having fun in his house when the thrones of the Roman senators were burned down. This raised suspicion against him later that he was involved. After that time he put an end to the Julio- Claudian Dynasty by officially committing suicide in 68 when the Senate rose against him.

No one in the history of our world has persecuted Christianity and her church like this emperor Nero. This man is a bloodthirsty man. He is thought to have ruled from 54 to 70 AD.

 This man lives in serious adultery.

 He hates and persecutes everyone, not just believers.

 He killed his teacher, wife, brothers and even his children. Unfortunately, he is the son who even killed his mother for power. When Nero is mentioned, Satanism comes to mind in Rome.

 It is a huge waste of the country’s money.

 He set fire to a city under Caesar’s rule for nine days and destroyed it. At this point, the nation was confused as to who was doing this. When public suspicion finally settled on him, he escaped from the crowd and blamed the Christians to pretend to be peaceful. After that, Christians were massacred.

 In this he made the Christians fight with animals and be bitten by wolves in the fields he had prepared for himself.

 Seeing his evil deeds, the people began to hate him and rebel against him.

 He is the one who even killed Peter and Paul. Despite all this, Christianity did not disappear from Rome.

 Nero came to power in 54 at the age of 16 and died at the age of

Some of the times of the ancestors and their persecution

1) Ignatius (Father or priest of Antioch)

 He wrote seven letters and his messages were powerful.

 Six of his letters were to the Christian church and one to Polycarp.

 When King Trajan came to visit Antioch, he stood before Ignatius to make a man an idol sacrifice.

 Ignatius is said to have been a disciple of John

 According to many accounts, Ignatius is the child whom Jesus married and blessed when He blessed the children.

 He was taken to Rome by 10 Roman soldiers.

 The last of his letters to the churches, the one to Rome, tells us that he “set out to reach the Lord Jesus.

 In 110 BC, his bones were broken and eaten by animals or lions in the theater where the Romans met and the Christians of this place took his bones and buried them.

Among the fathers of the Christian church:-.

Tartullian:-

Tertullian was born in 155 BC in Carthage, Roman Empire. He is called the Father of Latin Christianity. His father is a centurion in the Roman army. He is said to have gone to Rome around the age of 20 to study law. There he saw the Christian movement; however, it was not there that he was converted after he returned to his homeland. He was a strong man who stood up to false teachings and The founder of Western Theology. One of his most famous works is the way he described Sillase. His works are:-

• By accurately distinguishing between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

• Not to marry prostitutes

• He said that there is no escaping persecution for the sake of faith.

• He is a lawyer and fluent in Latin.

• It took the Christian faith one step further.

• He was a defender of the Christian faith.

• He wrote three books and passed on many higher education to Christians.

• He initially left the Orthodox faith and joined a new movement called Montanisim. I split from Montanisim later. Montanism is a prophetic movement started by a man named Montanus. Tertullian was first with them. Later, when they declared themselves Orthodox, he separated from them and began his movement.

• He is the one who said, “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church.

• Famous Apollogetics

• One of the three most prominent religious leaders from North Africa.

• He was a man who stood up against the false teachings of Marcion et al. Marcion says, “This world was created by the evil God of the Jews.”

• He also stood up to the false teachings of Hermogenes. “God created this world out of nothing,” he says.

• He also stood up to the false teaching of Valentinus. This teaching is led by a man named Alexander who says, “Man shall rise again in the flesh!” It contains the idea.

• He wrote his first book on baptism. He wrote many short articles on the soul, on prayer, and on false teachings.

He gave extensive teaching and writings on what a Christian should wear, what ointments he should apply, and the need not to marry many, even about idols and how to repent. • The Tertullian group was still in Carthage in the fifth century. • He is said to have died in How he died is unknown. Cyprian From a wealthy pagan or Berber (Roman African) family in 210 AD. K.B is said to have been born. His full name is Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus. This is the priest of Carthage. • He was baptized in 245 at the age of After his baptism, he is said to have given all his possessions to the poor. • He insisted that “the Christian church is like Noah’s ark, that without the Christian church the world cannot be saved. • In 249 he is said to have become a priest. He also wrote many articles and gave many lectures. Like Tertullian, he teaches and follows the path he followed. • Like Tertullian, he was a lawyer and a lawyer. A year after he became a priest (250), persecution of Christianity broke out under the Decian king. However, many believers had turned to idols. He was encouraging the believers by holding on to his faith. • In 251, when the king was assassinated with his son, Cyprian became bishop of the church. At the council of priests in 251, he was reaffirmed as a priest among those who kept and continued their faith.
• He was the first African priest to have his forehead cut off. When he was told in 258 that he would be killed by the sword for the last time, his reply was “Thank God!” It’s just that. False doctrines revealed! 1) Marcionism A man named Marcios Pontus founded the movement. He is from Northeast Anatolia. He was born in 85 into a wealthy family. His father was a Pope. He was a merchant by trade and wealthy. • One of his most famous teachings is that “the God of the Old Testament and the God of the New Testament are different. • He was a man who said that the Old Testament did not apply to Christians. • Marcion f Jesus is the Son of God of the New Testament, not the promised Messiah of Hebrews. • The God of the Old Testament is oppressive and harmful and we should not worship Him.” The God of the New Testament is not oppressive and should be worshipped. • There are not three Gospels in the New Testament…! The book of Luke alone is sufficient. • Uses Paul’s ten letters. He omitted both letters to the shepherd.
• Luke uses it again and again. In particular, they deleted the phrase “God the Father is the Father of Jesus” from their writings.
• He is considered an antichrist and a false teacher by the ancient religious leaders Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, and Tertullian.
• He is said to have died in Gnosticism It is a teaching that has shaken many Christians. From the Greek word Gnsis (Secret knowledge). It means not only knowledge but also deep knowledge. It is not known who started it, but the most famous teachers of this teaching are Valentinus, Theodotus, Basilides, Marcion, and Bardesanes. • His teaching is that “knowledge is good.”
Gnosis teachers see themselves as more knowledgeable than the Lord’s disciples.
• They do not believe that Jesus came in the flesh. They say that Jesus came in the Spirit because all their talk has to do with the Spirit.
• They say that the physical world will perish, but the spiritual world will continue.
• They do not believe in the resurrection of man in the flesh. This means that there is a human spirit.
• Sin and repentance mean nothing to them.
• The founder of Marxism is said to have been involved in this movement. The Christian church’s response to Gnosticism. • They said that Jesus Christ did not teach His disciples any secrets
• They proclaimed the Old Testament to be the Word of God
• Salvation through the Lord Jesus includes not only spiritual but also physical
• They affirmed that Jesus Christ was the Son of God born of the Virgin Mary.
• 1 Corinthians 12:3 (And I make known unto you that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost) and Rom 10:9 (That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.) Grammar and spiritual instruction for leaders! Once it was agreed that bishops and priests should learn and that they needed education, it was made to begin. This is for a variety of reasons. The first lessons are not spiritual but grammar and language • The next lesson is how to speak and stand in front of someone. • Such teaching first began in Rome. • The people go out into the field and sit and listen to these lessons.
• They also learn Greek philosophy. A bible school! Bible education first began in Alexandria, Egypt. Bible education is needed because of the prevalence of false teachings. • Clement was the first to found this school. • He was also the Director and teacher of this school. • The pope went to Caesarea after being persecuted. • He opened the first Bible school in Caesarea. • Then he opened it in Edessa. • Popes and priests also began to study in such schools. • The first school was called the Catechetical school of Alexandria. • Their teachers and students are called Didascalium. From the latin Didascalia Apostolorum (Teaching of Apostle). • This school is said to have been conceived by the apostle or evangelist John Mark. • His movement was continued in 176 by a man named Athenagoras; after whom it was continued in 181 by a man named Pantaenus. • In 190, Clement of Alexandria founded it as a school and institution. • The likes of Didymus studied and worked in this school. • Even Origen the Great or “Father of Theology” belonged to this school. • Clement lived from 150 to 216 AD. • Then he continued with the disciples. • As we saw earlier, it is said that not only the Bible but also science, Christian philosophy, theology, the Bible, mathematics, Roman and Greek literature, logic and art were taught in this school.
In the history of the school, Braille is said to have started here. Although Louis Braille was first founded by a Frenchman in 1824, it is said that throughout history it was used by students of the Alexandrian Bible School. • Even after its demolition in 381, it is said to have been opened in various places.
• Now, even in 1893, it was open in various places. The Montanist movement! We have seen that it was founded by a man named Montanus. His talk is about prophecy and about gathering prophets. It is said that he found only two virgin prophets during his search for prophets and founded his movement in • They began to go into the cities and teach and gather people together. • They began the Old Testament prophetic ministry. • It started in Phrygia. • Their movement is called Cataphrygian. This means that the movement originated in Phrygia. • Sometimes they call themselves Pepuzian. This means that the city where they began their movement was in the Phrygian region. This is the new Jerusalem for them. Even Tertullian stayed with this movement. However, he separated himself from them. • They are said to have later separated to stay with the Orthodox faith. • It is also said to be similar to the current Protestant movement, the Charismatic movement, Pentecostalism, and the Pentecostal unity movement. • Later, when their prophecies became false, people turned away from them. • However, it was a headache for the Christian church. • It also strengthened the church. He caused the ordination of bishops, elders, and deacons. Although the war against the Christian church and its false teachings stopped outside, there were divisions and conflicts within the church. And so a great solution was found. It became that they should meet together and discuss and ESTABLISH the law. Ecumenical Council! At the General Council, the clergy meet to discuss doctrine, administration, ethics, and other matters. The word comes from the Latin oecumenicus. It means universally, universally. The Greek word is derived from oikoumenikos. It means that they come together from all over the world. This week’s council is agreed upon by both western Roman Catholics and eastern Orthodox. 1) Council of Nicaea (325) 2) First Council of Constantinople (381) 3) Council of Ephesus (431) 4) Council of Chalcedon (451) 5) Second Council of Constantinople (553) 6) Third Council of Constantinople. (680 to 681) 7) Second Council of Nicaea (78⁵7).

History of the Christian church