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A Case for Retro Christianity
Naming an idea can be risky. The newly-named “idea” takes on a life of its own and can then be accepted, rejected, modified, ignored, loved, or despised. Nevertheless, I’ve decided to finally name that...
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Ten Reasons to Reclaim the Past for the Sake of the Future
“Why would twenty-first century evangelicals—who can read the Bible for themselves and attend Bible-believing churches—need to study Church History?” I’ve heard this kind of question phrased a number...
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Why Study Church History – Reason #2: Studying Church History Will Curb the...
Some evangelicals could very well define “church history” as “the study of how everybody misinterpreted the Bible until we came along.” In fact, on several occasions I’ve heard people actually say, “I...
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Why Study Church History? Reason #3: Studying church history will conserve...
The Lord’s brother, Jude, urged Christians “to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 1:3). The Greek verb translated “delivered” refers to a sacred trust or...
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Why Study Church History? Reason #4 – Studying church history will connect us...
Picture Christianity throughout its history as a giant tree that has continually grown for numerous generations. Some of its branches have gone one way, some another. Some are more in line with their...
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Why Study Church History? Reason #5 – Studying church history will counter...
Prior to the eruption of World War II, between 1925 and 1935 a frantic France fortified the long border it shared with Germany. The “Maginot Line”—named after the man who conceived the idea—included a...
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Why Study Church History? Reason #6 – Studying church history will capture...
Several years ago, a childhood friend of mine contacted me with some questions about the history of the early church. He had read some non-Christian fiction as well as seen programs that presented a...
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Why Study Church History? Reason #8 – Studying Church History will Cultivate...
Cicero wisely said, “To remain ignorant of what has happened before you were born is to remain always a child.” Imagine if during every summer break a student forgot everything she had learned during...
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Why Study Church History? – Reason #9: Studying church history will clarify...
Just get two or three believers together for a Bible study and you soon realize that not everybody interprets the Bible exactly the same way. Sometimes they come to completely opposite conclusions....
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Ten Reasons for Studying Church History: Reason #10 – Studying church history...
The history of the church is not only a tale of positive growth and development of doctrinal knowledge and practical wisdom. It’s also a dramatic account of the conflict between orthodoxy and heresy ....
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