Apostolic Church

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Ancient Church History
Medieval Church History
Modern Church History
Reformation Counter Reformation
Apostolic Church
The First Medieval Pope
Apostolic Fathers
The Rise of the Holy Roman Empire
Rationalism, Revivalism, Denominationalism
The Crusades
Church Councils
Revivalism, Missions, Modernism
Golden Age of Church Fathers
The Papacy in Decline
The Pre-Reformers
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That the end of the Hellenistic-Roman phase of
Christianity did not lead to the slow
strangulation of the total Christian presence in
the world was due to the slow, painful, and far
from satisfactory spread of Christian allegiance
among the tribal peoples beyond the old
frontiers Andrew Walls The Missionary
Movement in Christian History, p. 19
ULFILAS little wolf
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Four Centers of Missionary Movement in 2nd 500
years

1. Rome

2. Ireland
3. England
4. Persia/Constantinople
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Cyril Methodius
Prince Vladimir of Kiev,982
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Reasons people were converting to Christianity
1. Some because they were forced to
2. Some because of perceived advantages
3. Some by a power encounter
How do you balance the reality of this?
Gods Providence was at work!
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AGES OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
I. Period of Jewish Christianity
II. Period of Roman Empire
III. Period of Northern Europe, Central Asia
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A STRANGE WIND BLOWING IN THE DESERT
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BYZANTINE EMPIRE 600 C.E.
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570 MECCA MUHAMMAD
ABU TALIB
KHADIJAH
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610 VISION FROM THE ANGEL GABRIEL
Recite, in the name of your Lord, Who created
mankind from a clot of blood. Recite, for your
Lord is most generous by the pen He taught man
what he did not know.
610-622 REMAINED IN MECCA
ALLAH IS GOD ALONE
DUTY OF MAN SUBMIT (ISLAM)
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How do Muslims view the world?
dar al-islam
Territory where Muslim governments rule Sharia
dar al-harb
Territory where Islamic rule is not present
NOTE This can exist within Muslim
countries where Sharia is not the recognized law
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CIVIL WAR
UTHMAN (644-656)
ALI BIN ABU TALEB (650-661)
Alis followers Shiites Aishas
followers Sunnis
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The Fruit of Islam (661-1095)
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Turning point at Tours 732
Charles Martel (Charles the Hammer)
Baghdad rises in prominence
Life of the Messenger of God Ibn Ishaq
Cairo surges in prominence al-Azhar University
THE CRUSADES (1095-1291)
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FRONT LINES MOVE EAST (1298-1515)
ISLAM RESTORED TO SPLENDOR (1515-1919)
RISE OF OTTOMAN TURKS
ISLAM ON THE DEFENSIVE (1919-)
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ISLAMIC TEACHING (DOCTRINE) AND AUTHORITY
QURAN
Books of hadith
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sharia books of law Outh al-Figh
FIVE PILLARS (DOCTRINES/PRACTICES) OF ISLAM
1. Shahadah There is no god but ALLAH, and
Muhammad is his Prophet
Ilaha illa Allah, Muhammad vasul Allah
2 Salah PRAYER
3. Zakah Giving Alms
4. Sawm Fasting
5. Hajj Pilgrimage
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ISLAM IS A RELIGION OF WORKS
Then as for him whose balance (of good deeds)
will be heavy, he will live a pleasant life (in
Paradise). But as for him whose balance (of good
deeds) will be light, he will have his home in
Hawiyah (pit i.e. Hell) Surah 1016-9 Noble
Quran
jihad
struggle
moral
Fight the enemy of Allah until enemy dies or
Muslim dies
military
(Jihad) is fighting anybody who stands in the way
of spreading Islam. Or fighting anyone who
refuses to enter into Islam. (based on Surah 839)
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Contract between Allah and a Muslim
Let those (believers) who sell the life of this
world for the Hereafter fight in the Cause of
Allah, and whoso fights in the Cause of Allah,
and is killed or gets victory, We shall bestow on
him a great reward Surah 474 Noble Quran
For them Allah has got ready Gardens (Paradise)
under which rivers flow, to dwell therein
forever. That is the supreme success. Surah
989 Nobel Quran
ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS!
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Jihad is a command to all Muslims, enforced by
the Quran
Those who reject Islam must be killed. If they
turn back (from Islam) take (hold of) them and
kill them wherever you find them. Surah
489 Noble Quran
Let not the Unbelievers think that they can get
the better (of the godly) they will never
frustrate them. Against them make ready your
strength to the utmost of your power, including
steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts
of) the enemis, of Allah and your enemies, and
others besides, whom you may not know, but whom
Allah knows. Surah 859-60 Ali Translation
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