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325
Council of Nicea
This was the first worldwide gathering of the Church, which was called to make a final decision on Jesus Divinity. It was called by the Roman Emperor Constantine. There were 2 views. The first view was Arianism, which stressed that the Father was greater than Jesus. Then, there was Orthodox. This view said that Jesus and God are both eternally the same. There were implications that took place, that leaned toward a connection between the church and politics. That is why it was important. -
425
Council of Chalcedon
(451AD) The council was called together to discuss the nature of Christ. There were 3 views. One was that Christ had 1 nature. Also, humanity of Christ was swallowed up by diety. The 2nd view was that Jesus was one person with 2 natures. They believed there was a hypostatic union, that meant that he was fully God and fully man. The 3rd view was that He had 2 natures, but there was a distinction between each other. So, what did it end up like? The catholic and evangelical church hold view #2. -
530
St. Benidict's rule and the rise of Monasticism
This is when St. Benidicts rule happened. It was a rule book for monks written by St. Benidict in 530AD. What was the rule? It was a rule of monks written by St. Benedict in 530AD. It included motives for monks to choose the narrow road. They wanted to sell everything to the poor also. It included praying without ceasing too. -
Apr 20, 1054
The Great Schism
(1054AD) This marked the first official split o the Church. There was many issues and tension in this time, After this happened, the crusades would take place and that only furthered the wedge between Catholicism and eastern orthodoxy. -
Apr 20, 1517
Selling of Indulgences
(1517) This is when the pope would grant people remission of purgatory. This meant that people could pay their way to get their relatives or themselves out of purgatory. Martin Luther did massive movements to stop this. It was dangerous work. -
Sep 14, 1521
The Diet of Worms
This is when a german monk named Martin Luther stood before the Roman Emperor. He was accused of writing and declaring heresy and blasphemy. He was asked to recant, but he stood up for the church. He became a monk because of a bad lightning storm that got him to tell the Lord that if his life was spared, he would be a monk. He was originally going to be a lawyer. -
The Conversion of the Wesleys
This is when John Wesley described the amazing grace that God gave him. Over 200 years later, Luthers work and emphasis on God's word still played a big role in the church. Wesleys renewed the doctorines of God's grace that had grown stale in the church. The gospel was taken from the Church into the World -
The Edinburgh Missionary Conference
This is when a conference of missionaries was called together at the United Free Church in Scotland in the shadow of Edinburgh castle. It called for "Hope that the unity begun in the mission field might extend its influence". Over 1000 men and women met over a two week period to talk about the transport of the gospel throughout the world. Although this was a good intention, many sacrafices were made. Many people were lost doing this, including 50000 Catholics and Protestants during the Box Reb. -
Fall of Jerusalem
(66AD) This is when the tension between the Roman Empire and the Jews was the highest. In (70AD), legions of Roman soldiers led by Titus led a siege on Jerusalem. This changed the Church by separating it from the Jewish ways. Also, Paul and Peter were martyred at this time and this was a big statement to everyone. This is signifigant because it left the church in a need of a foundation. They needed to establish a canon, establish creed, and most of all, establish leadership. -
The Coronation of Charlamagne
(800AD) This was on Christmas day. The pope crowned the next roman emperor. (Charles Agustus) Common questions were that how did the pope have enough power to do this? How would this affect Christians? In 380AD, Christianity became the official religion of Rome. The people thought that the pope was chosen by the Lord and did not question it for quite some time. There were seven sacraments. Baptism, confirmation, penance, Eucharist, marriage, extreme unction, and ordination. That is all.
