When Decius became emperor in 249 the Roman Empire was in decline. Decius believed it was because Rome had abandoned their gods. Therefore, they could bring back ancient Roman glory by going back to their ancient religion. The primary impediment to worship of the Roman gods was the Christians.
This persecution, however, would be very different [...]
In the early third century Christians rose up in response to Gnostic heresy by clarifying their convictions in the Apostles’ Creed. It has remained the most influential creed in church history:
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:
Who was conceived of the [...]
AN EXAMPLETEXT: [Not] being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock (1 Peter 5:3). For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us, … not because we do not have authority, but to make ourselves an example of how you should follow us (2 Thessalonians 3:7-9). The apostle Paul [...]
E. W. Kenyon is generally recognized as one of the founding fathers of the modern Word-Faith Movement. He combined elements of the metaphysical cults, such as Christian Science, New Thought theology, and Unity School of Christianity (D.R. McConnell, A Different Gospel, pp. 31-35). He influenced Kenneth Hagin the “grand-daddy of the faith teachers” who sometimes [...]
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