Transcript The Church
Welcome to Saint Stephen’s Catholic Church Why the Catholic Church Part III August 31, 2004 The Church: moves into the “Dark” Age The “Dark” Ages... Ignorance Oppression Illiteracy Violence The “Dark” Ages... Ignorance Oppression Superstition Immorality Illiteracy Violence Intolerance Half-civilized The Church: Shining a Light in the “Dark” Ages The Church: Shining a Light in the “Dark” Ages The Church: Shining a Light in the “Dark” Ages The Church: Shining a Light in the “Dark” Ages The Church: Shining a Light in the “Dark” Ages The Church: Shining a Light in the “Dark” Ages Public education Famine relief Christianity in art Architecture Catholic hospitals Caring for the sick Christianity in music Caring for the poor The Church: Shining a Light in the “Dark” Ages Public education Famine relief Christianity in art Architecture Catholic hospitals Caring for the sick Christianity in music Caring for the poor Christianity bathed the mind’s landscape... The Church in the “Dark” Ages The Church in the “Dark” Ages The Church: Shining a Light in the “Dark” Ages The Church: Shining a Light in the “Dark” Ages The Church in the “Dark” Ages Ignorance Oppression Superstition Immorality Illiteracy Violence Intolerance Half-civilized The “Dark” Ages…as viewed from 2504 ad World War I World War II Ethnic Cleansing Racial hatred The “Dark” Ages…as viewed from 2504 ad World War I World War II Ethnic Cleansing Racial hatred Pornography “industry” Abortion “industry” Divination “industry” Exploitation “industry” “Literate”, not education The Church Behavior • idleness, busybodies • adultery • sexual immorality • lawsuits among its members • stealing • jealousy • not doing “good works” • boasting, arrogance • bearing false witness The Church Behavior: 1st Century • Thessalonica • Thyatira • Corinth • Pergamum • Sardis • Ephesus The Church Leadership Behavior • violence • cowardice • thieves • egotistical • suicidal • doubt • denial of Christ Himself! The Church Leadership Behavior: 1st Century • violence: Peter, James & John • cowardice: Andrew, Phillip, and the rest... • thieves: Judas • egotistical: James & John • suicidal: Judas • doubt: Thomas • denial: Peter The Church: Tares & Wheat of MAT 13 No one told to “leave” The Church: Letters from Peter, John, Paul No one told to “leave” The Church: Letter from Jesus (REV) No one told to “leave” The Church: One Voice Against False Teachings • Judaisers: 1st century • Gnosticism: 2nd century • Montanism: 3rd century • Sabellianism: 3rd century • Arianism: 4th & 5th century • Pelagiansim: 5th century • Nestorism: 5th century The Church: October 31, 1517 The Bible Alone The Church: 1517 - 2004 Lutheran Presbyterian Methodist Assembly of God Episcopal Church of Christ Disciples of Christ Pentecostal JW, SDA Baptist Nondenominational “House” churches The Church: 1517 - 2004 Lutheran Presbyterian Methodist Episcopal The Bible Alone Assembly of God Church of Christ Disciples of Christ Pentecostal JW, SDA Baptist Nondenominational “House” churches Words read I never said you took the money. Words as originally spoken I never said YOU took the money. I never said you took the MONEY. I never said you TOOK the money. I never said you took the money. The Church: Then & Now WWJD The Church: Then & Now WIJD What Is Jesus Doing The Church: Eternal & Temporal The Church: Eternal & Temporal All history prior to His birth is marked by the need of His coming; all subsequent history takes its meaning from what He did and man’s reaction to it.