August 4th, 2009 by Tim
Church history shows that throughout the first three centuries of Christianity, the universal church was overwhelmingly Premillennial in its eschatology. The general idea of Premillennialism consists in the belief that the kingdom of God which was promised in the Old Testament will come to this earth with the second coming of Jesus Christ. His return is before the Millennium; hence, a “Premillennial” viewpoint.
The Old and New Testaments promise a restoration to the universe, a restoration that includes the fulfilling of every promise God made to the nation of Israel. This doctrine includes some of the following ideas:
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May 19th, 2009 by Tim
Since the end of the apostolic age (ca. A.D. 100) and throughout church history, orthodox Christianity has strongly affirmed the sufficiency of the biblical canon. Early testimony shows that there was a growing recognition in the church for a circulating NT canon. Some of the early evidence that shows a recognition for this inspired canon comes from sources like as the following: (1) Clement of Rome (A.D. 95), (2) Irenaeus (185), (3) the so-called Muratorian Fragment (ca. 185), (4) Hippolytus (170-235), (5) Tertullian (ca. 200), (6) Clement of Alexandria (d. 215), (7) Origen (d. 254), (8) Eusebius (260-340), (9) the Synod of Laodecia (363), (10) The Festal Letter of Athanasius (367), (11) The Council of Hippo (393), (12) the Synod of Carthage (397) and (13) the Council of Carthage (419).
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Tags: Cessationism, Charismatic, Gifts, Holy Spirit
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May 1st, 2009 by Tim
One of the most beloved portions of the New Testament is the Lord’s Prayer. From the earliest days of the church, this portion of Scripture has been highly cherished by the body of Christ. Throughout the Dark Ages—and even up to the present day—it is clear that the Lord’s Prayer has taken on a kind of idol status within Roman Catholicism. This certainly is not what Jesus intended when He said, ‘When you pray, pray in this manner.’
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