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100
Fall of Jerusalem
Because Jerusalem fell, that caused Christianity to be pushed out more into the world. When it was branching out, it also became more separated from Judaism, because before many thought they were similar things with different names. This impacted the Church because now it had to stand on its own some more, and establish a canon, a creed, and new leadership. (PS the time is supposed to be 66 AD, but this program didn't let you put anything before 100). -
325
The council of Nicea
This council was called together by Constantine, and it discussed the divinity of Jesus. They decided in the end that Jesus was the same substance as the Father, and that rules out Arianism which believed that Jesus was below the Father. This council impacted the church by showing that the church and Rome were really closely connected. -
451
The Council of Chalcedon
This council is called together to make the decision of the two natures of God. It's decided that Jesus is both fully man and also fully God, and the reason that He became human and came to Earth is to save us from our sins. Another main thing that happened at this council was that words that weren't in the bible were used to describe biblical concepts, such as the trinity. -
530
Benedict's Rule
This was a rule book for monks, written by St. Benedict. The book described many monastic practices, and told monks what they should do. There were some good and bad things about monks. It was good that they were practicing really strict religious practices and they were a driving force for the Christian faith for a while. The bad things were that they created a "two tiered" view of Christianity, and they also made it seem like faith was based on their works. -
Jan 1, 1521
Diet of Worms
The Diet of worms was a trial for Martin Luther in 1521. He was asked if he would recant any of his writings that were controversial, and he said that he wouldn't unless they were proved wrong by the scripture. This was important for the church because it led to the church splitting again. It also led to the start of the Evangelical church. -
The Conversion of the Wesleys
The Wesleys were two brothers named John and Charles. They both became Christians because of Luther's work and writings. The Wesleys, along with George Whitfield, went around and preached the gospel to everyone in plain language that they could understand. This impacted the church because they accepted anyone as their audiences, and preached that the Bible should change the way that people should live their daily lives. -
The Edinburgh Missionary Conference
This conference showed how missionaries were becoming more and more popular, and missions work was spreading to all over the world. Unfortunately, many were killed because of their faith, but in the end it was still a triumph in spreading the Gospel. This impacted the church because Jesus was spread all over, and the church began to look different depending on the culture and lifestyle that it was planted in. -
The Great Schism of 1054
This Great Schism was a really big deal, and it marked the first split of the Church. The two halves of the church (the East and the West) were growing apart and had many differences. The main difference was that of papal authority, which was whether or not the pope had more authority than the emperors. These differences caused the two halves to split into two churches, Eastern orthodox and Catholicism. -
Coronation of Charlemagne
The Pope in Rome crowned Charlemagne, and this was a little weird because he wasn't in a position of power to do that really. This showed how close the Church and Rome were getting again, and showed that the Pope was more respected than the other emperors because he was a messenger from God. Unfortunately this led to some abuses of power in the church.
