(This Is A Re-post From 11/02/17) 10. 1Pe 1:23 “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth forever” X. Ezekiel 36: 24. “For I will take you from among the nations, gather you…

What About Sectarianism Constantine realized that the opposing views concerning the deity of Christ and The Holy Spirit were tearing the church apart. He decided to move the capital of the empire from Rome to Byzantium. Eventually, the city would be named Constantinople in…

Arius The author of The Doctrines That Divide made an interesting statement in the introduction of his book, and I would like to bring it back to our attention. He was quoting a friend who said, “God’s sheep cannot tell the difference between grass…

Outlining The Issues What were the most prominent views of the country (A.D. 250)? There was a Theologian by the name of Origen from Alexandria from Egypt. He believed Christ, the Son of God was subordinate to God the Father. He addressed the Son…

One God or Three Gods In this section, we will go through a little theological history on a few of the topics of debate. One stream of thought known as “Monarchianism”, became a widely held belief by many in the church during the third…

Setting the Stage We need to look at several historical facts at this point. Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity in A.D. 312. This man was not a bishop, cardinal nor Theologian; if you know anything about the history of the church, know this…he was…

There are people all over the world who believe they are Christians in a more generic sense. I have had conversations with so-called Christians who have the notion that Christ (God) is in the birds, He is in the trees, the ocean and the…

1st Timothy 1:15 “It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all. 16 Yet for this reason I found mercy, so that in me as the foremost, Jesus…

Galatians 2:11 “Now when Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed; 12 for before certain men came from James, he would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself,…

Christianity was ecumenical in the first few centuries of its conception. Rome was the heart of leadership and all authority. As the Papacy grew in number, they developed a network of bishops and priest. These men organized and maintained unity from within. I think…