Christian History: Pentecost

The persecutions of the martyrs strengthened Christianity because the martyrs if they were willing to be killed for their faith then it must be very significant to them. The martyr’s suffering mirrored Jesus’ suffering and reinforced faith among Christians. “They looking upon her in her conflict, beheld with their eyes, through their sister, Him who had suffered for them in order to persuade those who trust in Him

During the first three centuries after the martyrdom of Jesus, many of the Christian believers have suffered persecution to a great extent. Back in the days, these persecutions were meant to torment and prevent the spread of the faith but instead, it only gave rise to the wider spread of Christianity. Martyrdom strengthened Christianity through showing their people they willingly die for their belief.

During the persecutions, churches and scripture were destroyed. Many were killed and tortured. Despite this, many remained brave and unafraid according to accounts. The idea of redemption and a magnificent afterlife led many Christians to almost fervently pursue martyrdom. These martyrs were glorified, and miracles were reported to have occurred in their presence. They refused to reject Christ and, in turn, were subjected to torture and humiliation. Eusebius describes the proceedings during the Great Persecution: “…the rules in question brought a certain man into a public place and commanded him to sacrifice. When he refused,

Acts of the Apostles chronicles the rapid advancement of the Gospel by way of the gift of the Holy Spirit. “The Holy Spirit in the Acts of the Apostles: The Charismatic Community in Mission” takes into account the narratives succeeding Pentecost including Spirit Baptisms from Samaria to Ephesus (Acts

According to Gaddis (2005) some of the Christians were tortured as well as being burnt alive, while others were publicly executed. Furthermore, it would seem that the more the Romans persecuted them, the more their hatred grew for them, as they believed them to be disobedient and a danger to the Empire. As such they did everything in their power to rid themselves of the Christians. The only consequence for the Christians at this time was, they either obeyed the law by sacrificing to the Pagan Gods or face persecution. However, Gaddis (2005) suggests that some of the Christians looked at the Roman persecution as not so much a Roman persecution, but one from their own God, who was testing their faith so that they could repent for their

God has blessed each of us with our own set of gifts. These gifts, ultimately for his glory, exist to help us help others in some fashion. In week two of this course, an assignment to assess and discuss our own gifts was completed. In order to fulfill the assignment an assessment was completed. According to the assessment, my gifts are craftsmanship, exhortation, helps, encouragement, giving, and wisdom. Each gifts holds a purpose and connects to other similar gifts.

Many had issues with Christianity and believed that those who supported or practiced it should be killed. The most known case is the emperor

by being crucified upside down (that position being requested by him supposedly because of a feeling of unworthiness to be crucified just as his Lord was). It is noteworthy that Christ did predict a martyr 's death for Peter (Jn. 21:18,19). It is thought that Paul was beheaded right outside Rome in 68 A.D. (II Tim. 4: 6-8,16-18). John supposedly lived and labored in Ephesus during his later years, being the only apostle allowed to die a natural death. The lives, ministries, and deaths of the rest of the apostles are far more unknown. These realities do not consider the enormous social differences are often existing in non-Jewish congregations. A person who sold goods only the wealthy bought and a Roman jailer in the same church (Acts 16:14-40)? A "dirt poor" person and the owner of an expensive home in the same church (James 2:1-4)? A slave and his or her owner in the same church--meeting in the owner 's home (Philemon)? A Jewish convert who refused to eat anything sacrificed to an idol and a pagan convert who ate anything in the same church (Galatians 2:11-14)? All those situations existed in the first century! The concepts that this course show me was when the church assembled in the first century, some spoke in tongues, some interpreted those tongues, some prophesied, some introduced a new song, some received a revelation and some performed miracles. To them, those experiences were typical events. That is my under from my studies that It is doubtful first century

Nero was said to be one of the most cruel roman emperors of all time. Some of the ways he persecuted Christians was by nailing them to a cross to bleed to death, and had meat tied to them and releasing wild beast in the Colosseum for amusement. The Romans also tied the Christians to wooden post and lit them on fire for the use of torches. Later on in 112 AD a Roman Governor called Pliny the Younger was sent to Rome by the emperor Trajan. While Pliny the Younger was visiting Rome he ran into some Christians and had a talk with them. After he talked to some of the Christians he sent a letter saying that he had ordered for more Christians to be persecuted. But he had no idea of what to do with the people who were no longer Christians and asked Trajin for his thoughts on the whole thing. Trajin responded by saying that if the Christians recanted and worshiped the roman gods they would be set free. But if they didn’t they would continue to be persecuted and so it

During early Christianity, Roman officials did not know how to manage the issues that were brought about by this new religion. The main issue that arose was that Christians would not follow the polytheistic religion of the Roman state, and because of this, many were executed. Before their execution, Pliny, a governor of a province within the Roman Empire, would question each potential Christian. If they admitted that they were Christian, Pliny would “repeat the question a second and third time, with a warning of punishment awaiting them” (Spielvogel 171). If they continued to admit it, Pliny would send them away to be executed since he thought “their stubbornness and unshakable obstinacy ought not to go unpunished” (171). If a person would willingly admit that they were Christian, they would be executed. However, if they were Roman citizens, Pliny would put them “on the list of persons to be sent to Rome for trial” (171). So in the case that a person was a Christian and a citizen of Rome, they would be treated a bit

The history of Pentecostalism indicates many of the religious and persuading growth that was brought to all and sundry attention. Recognizing the founders who Doctrines Pentecostalism movement, whom started a global growth with the evidence of speaking a language that a human being has not ever learned beforehand.

In the following article I will present the structure and the theological meaning of Apostole acts. Seperately I will also present two events from the text which are, in my opinion, two of the most important in the history of Christianity and enable the church today to be as it is. The first one is the Pentecost event, when Jesus's promise to send the Holy Spirit became true.

Everyone has a natural gift, something that makes us “unique” and precisely beneficial to others. A gift is not a strength, it is fueled by our deepest passion and yet, many people go through life without having the knowledge that indeed, they possess a gift. This paper will focus on my gifts, the types of gifts I have inherited it, gifts that I have developed throughout the years and the gifts that my love ones identified in me.

This Sunday on the Religious Calendar is Pentecost Sunday!!! What in the world is Pentecost??? The word “ Pentecost” designates the 50th day after Passover, which was a Feast Day. Also known as the Feast of Weeks or Feast of Harvest. It was on this day, in the Book of Acts, that the Holy Spirit was poured out on 120 Followers of Christ who were gathered in an Upper Room in Jerusalem. It was on

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