Saturday, May 4, 2024
In AD 1054, the year of the Great Schism of the Christian Church, the Visigoths, the Franks, and other tribes had divided up the Western Roman Empire. However, the Eastern Roman Empire, later named the Byzantine Empire, remained united. Over the centuries between the reign of Constantine I and the […]
In 285 AD, the Emperor of the Roman Empire, Diocletian, decided that his territory was too large to rule by himself, so he split the empire in two. He maintained his rule in the eastern half and appointed Maximian to rule the western half. Diocletian and Maximian each held the […]
The apostle Peter writes in his second letter, “…there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.” 2 Peter 2:1b Even in the early years of the Christian Church, false teachers had already […]
The Bible first uses the word “church” in Matthew 16:18, where Jesus states: And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Matthew 16:18 This prediction was fulfilled at Pentecost (c. AD 30) […]