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70
The Fall of Jerusalem
The fall of Jerusalem was very important because it moved Christianity towards a more outward faith, and separated it from the Jewish government. After this, the Church made many important decisions such as the episcopacy, creed, and canon. -
313
Edict of Milan
The Edict of Milan was very significant because is declared that Christianity was the official religion of Rome. This meant that Christians did not have to face persecution and had freedom. Which led to a rapid spread of faith throughout the Roman Empire. -
325
Council of Nicea
The Council of Nicea was the first gathering of the Church worldwide. They were called to gather by Constantine to make a final decision of Jesus’ divinity. The final decision was that Christ was true God from true God, He was one substance with God the Father, and he was not made but begotten. -
451
Council of Chalcedon
Here it was decided that Jesus' two natures worked together and that Jesus was a person who was both fully God and man. This decision was a split one for the Church, though many agreed that Jesus is one person existing in two natures; there was never a unified agreement on it. -
530
Benedict's Rule
Benedict’s Rule was significant because it created the rule book for a monk's life and how to practice monasticism in 530 AD. Its importance is shown as the rise of monasticism played a key role in the survival & spread of the church. Monasticism was the practice of completely separating yourself from the world and giving yourself up to God, and that kept the faith alive and well. -
800
Coronation of Charlemagne
In this time, the Pope granted a crown to the most powerful ruler in Europe. This showed the combination between the Church and the Roman empire. As the Pope had become more powerful than the emperor because he was the spokesperson for God, so the Church was more powerful than the empire. -
1054
The Great Schism
The Great Schism was the first split major split of the church into Western Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. The church split was mainly caused by the questioning in papal authority. After the schism, the crusades would take place and only further separate between Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. -
1096
The Crusades
The crusades were the wars fought between Christians and Muslims in an attempt to regain the Holy City. The significance of the crusades was that they spread Christianity, expanded the territories of many European countries, spread knowledge about Christianity, and started an era of persecution and war against non-believers. -
1521
The Diet of Worms
The Diet of Worms occurred when Martin Luther refused to recant his teachings against the Catholic Church. This diet, or assembly meeting, laid out how authorities of the state and church should respond to these "heretic" teachings. As a result of this event Martin Luther was exiled by the Church and declared an outlaw. Which led Luther to start translating the Bible into German. Making him the first person to paraphrase the Bible into a commonly-spoken dialect. -
The Great Awakening
During the Great Awakening doctrines from the Bible were renewed, the gospel was taken from the Church into the world, society was helped in its reformation by focusing on issues that were morally wrong (slavery, excessive drinking), a new style of sermons was created with more passion & emotion, etc. John Wesley and George Whitfield were the creators of outdoor evangelism and influenced the first awakening for America. -
1910 Edinburgh Missionary Conference
The Edinburgh Missionary Conference was a conference of missionaries united together at the United Free Church in Scotland in the shadow of Edinburgh castle. Men and women joined to speak about the expansion of the work of missionaries around the world. This conference led to a massive amount of missionary work and also taught missionaries on how to conduct their work.
