Church History

70 AD: The Fall of Jerusalem

70

roman soldiers led by titus began a sige on Jerusalam. Destroyed the temple. Peter and Paul were executed in Rome.

1. Established canon (Established scripture) very long process. Debates over different letters. Wanted them written by apostles.
2. Episcopacy (head of the church) Bishops were in charge of cities. Peter was the first pope. Decons, presiding officers, and elders were all leaders of the church
3. Establishing (short statement of belief) Used for converts for baptism.

313 AD: The Edict of Milan

313

the significance of the dream that Constantine had was that he saw a cross in the sky. By seeing this he will then conquer. Edicts are roman Emperors. It is an official proclamation issued by a person in authority. The edict was significant for the church because It allowed for the church to have religious freedom and stopped persecution. It led to Christianity becoming the main religion of Rome.

325 AD: The Council of Nicea

325

Church council was formal meetings of bishops and representatives of churches. They were brought together to regulate points of doctrine or discipline. Council of Nicea: Was Jesus the same as God the father? was a question that was being debated

451 AD: The Council of Chalcedon

451

Council of Chalcedon: how did Jesus' deity & humanity work together? This was a question that was being debated in the council of Chalcedon. The final result was significant because they could not come to a decision. It was the first time this had ever happened.

530 AD: Benedict's Rule

530

St. Benedict's Rule was a rulebook for monks Two main reasons that some individuals chose to join was persecution & it was a response that was concerned with success of the Church. The monastic movement became the "conscience" of the Church because they knew right from wrong better than anyone and could see the dangers in those who didn't. They also focused on practicing and teaching the words of christ & devoting their life to the study of scripture.

800 AD: Coronation of Charlemagne

800

Christmas 800 AD Pope was crowned next roman emperor. 7 sacraments of the Church. Baptism, Confirmation, Confession, communion, Holy orders, Marriage & anointing the sick Relationship between church and empire were complicated. Some popes live a very God centered life. Some have more of a political and power speaking agenda. Actions of the high post were some of the following: selling the office of the papacy to the highest bidder, accusations of rape and bestiality.

1054 AD The Great Schism

1054

This time was about pope Leo IX & patriarch Michael excommunicate with each other. This led to the splitting of the Church. It split into western Catholicism & Eastern Orthodoxy. Some of the reasons the church split was: East preferred greek language & West preferred Latin. This led to differences in interpretation. Crowning of Charlemagne was a big instigating act of separation. The pope was the biggest dividing factor. East and west had a different idea of a pope, east had pope west didn't.

1096 AD- The Crusades

1096

Reasons for the Crusades: Spiritual: Take back Jerusalem from Muslims. The emperor was able to convince pope Urban to unite western church to take back Jerusalem
Political & Economic: Need for land, Crusades had many landless peasants. First Crusade was in 1096 and lasted until 1099 when they finally took back Jerusalem.

1521 AD The Diet of Worms

1521

Luther was a german monk. He was accused of writing and declaring heresy & blasphemy. He was asked to recant but refused and made a statement that changed the church forever. He divided his response into 3 different parts. 1. Books on simple evangelical truths that even his enemies agreed with 2. Books against corruption of the papacy. 3. Books against his popish opponents.

1730 AD The Great Awakening

1730

John & Charles Wesley were ordained as priests of the Church of England. At oxford George whitefield and John and Charles Wesley began a group called Holy Club. Bible study was on a regular basis, prayer and self-examination. Every member of this club had to visit the sick and conduct worship services in jails. This group became known as the methodists. Many became very involved in their religion instead of listening to sermons in a not so focused way. People started reading the bible at home.

1910 - The Edinburgh Missionary Conference

1910

This was a conference of missionaries that gathered at the United Free Church, Scotland. They were called for the hope that the unity that started in the mission field that might give influence. More than 1,000 men & women gathered over a 14 day timeframe. They met to discuss transport of the gospel to the world. Purpose of the conference was to transport the gospel to the non-christian world, the church in mission field, and much more. There was a revival of mission activity among women.