History of the 2nd Century Church: Part 8

One of the most influential and important Christian writers of the second century was Justin. He was the first Christian philosopher, or philosophic theologian. Justin was born……
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God's Law on Usury

In a Babylonian system, usury is regulated and often limited to a certain percentage. In other words, usury is not simply "interest" in general, but it is defined by Babylonian la……
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History of the 2nd Century Church: Part 9

The second-century Church was forced to develop its theology by its confrontation with false religions on the outside and with heresies on the inside. This is the positive side of……
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History of the 2nd Century Church: Part 10

Marcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire from 161-180 A.D., after which time his son Commodus ruled (180-192). Marcus Aurelius was the last of the five good emperors that had begun ……
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History of the 2nd Century Church: Final

There is no clear break between the second and third centuries in the history of the Church. The most natural break comes with the death of Polycarp in 155, which virtually ended ……
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History of the 3rd Century Church: Part 1

As the third century dawned, Rome had just begun to assert its primacy over the rest of the churches. Ambition and the desire for power are usually symptoms of evil motives, thoug……
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Kingdom Taxes to Fund Government

In any discussion of Kingdom economics, one of the major issues is that of taxation. Taxation is one of the big issues in any American election. Biblical taxes are called the T……
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History of the 3rd Century Church: Part 2

Origen's excommunication had nothing to do with the things he taught--and certainly not for his teaching on Universal Reconciliation. He was condemned as a schismatic for leaving ……
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History of the 3rd Century Church: Part 3

While Origen was rising as the foremost biblical expositor in the East, Tertullian was the greatest Latin writer of the West. Tertullian was born around 145-150 A.D. and died abou……
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History of the 3rd Century Church: Part 4

The Christian philosophers wrote to fellow philosophers, in order to convince them that Christianity was the true Philosophy. Tertullian, on the other hand, pleads for Christians ……
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