Christian church, early

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Christian church, early. See also Christianity; Roman Catholic Church
3 paramount factors in rapid spread; reasons for triumph (132:0.5-8) (195:0.5-18) (195:1.2-4)
Abner represented Babylonian view (166:5.2,4) (171:1.6)
Abnerian church was centered at Philadelphia; lost in Islamic movement (171:1.6) (195:1.11)
after Pentecost (Paper 195)
baptized in name of Father, Son, and Spirit (194:4.9)
believers known as Christians at Antioch (121:2.5) (194:4.13)
collection for believers in Jerusalem (194:4.7)
early converts were gentile Jewish proselytes (121:2.5)
failings
almost wholly lost valiant human Jesus (196:2.4-5)
atonement doctrine q.v.
changed gospel (192:4.7) (194:0.3-7) (194:4.4-6)
Christ became head of church rather than believer’s elder brother (170:5.17-18) (194:4.4-6)
Christian church was built around
concept of glorified Christ (5:4.9)
fact of Christ’s death (143:5.11) (143:6.3)
miraculous concepts of Jesus’ divine-human personality (98:7.2,8) (166:0.2) (170:2.10) (196:2.1,4,6)
did not employ Jesus’ simple spiritual appeal (195:0.3)
doctrine of sanctification by suffering; mortification of the flesh (89:3.3) (89:4.1)
great mistakes were incorporation of Persian and Greek thought, connection to Judaism, atonement, overemphasis on person of Jesus (149:2.2-5)
issues of eternal life partly transferred to C.c. (170:5.17-18)
Jesus believed to be Eternal Son (161:1.6)
lacked moral courage to follow Jesus’ example toward women (149:2.9) (167:6.4)
possessions held in common; led to disaster (194:4.2,7)
substitute for kingdom of heaven (170:2.8-10) (170:5.7-15)
uncompromising at Lake Urmia (134:6.14-15)
first Roman church had been chief Mithraic temple (132:0.5)
Greek writings caused movement to turn west (121:6.2)
Greeks, middle class provided moral backbone (121:3.4) (195:3.6)
influenced by
30 Jesus-taught Roman religious leaders (132:0.4-8)
Babylonian and Persian ideas of good and evil (146:1.3)
beginnings (98:7.3-10) (194:4sec)
continence cult (89:3.6)
Cynics (98:0.2)
erroneous philosophy (94:12.1)
Hebraic prejudice against Trinity concept (104:1.10)
Jesus’ teaching of God as loving Father (5:4.10-14)
Jews (5:4.11) (92:6.18) (97:10.6) (98:2.8) (98:7.5) (121:7.6-11) (194:1.5) (195:3.6)
Mithraics (98:5.2,4) (98:6sec) (98:7.7) (121:7.10) (149:2.2) (195:1.9) (195:3.6)
pagan ritual (195:0.11-18) (195:3.6) (195:9.11)
Paul (5:4.14) (92:6.18) (98:7.9) (121:5.13-16) (170:5.3-6) (196:2.1)
Philo (5:4.14) (92:6.18) (170:5.3)
Phrygian Great Mother cult (98:7.7)
Plato, Greeks (5:4.12) (92:6.18) (98:0.1) (98:2.8) (98:7.10) (121:7.6-9) (146:1.3) (149:2.2) (170:5.2) (195:0-1secs) (195:3.6)
Romans (121:7.6) (195:2sec)
Salem teachings (98:0.1) (98:7.4)
Simon Peter (92:6.18)
Zoroastrians (92:6.18) (95:6.7) (98:5.2) (98:7.6) (170:5.3)
Jerusalem was cradle of (176:1.3)
Jesus’ contribution at Corinth (133:3.10-12)
largely composed of lower classes and slaves (121:3.7)
Mithraism competitor of (121:5.8)
organized under Peter; James brother of Jesus was titular head; Matadormus treasurer (92:6.18) (163:2.7) (194:4.12)
Pauline church headquartered at Antioch (171:1.6) (196:2.6)
persecution in Jerusalem scattered believers (143:6.6)
persecution resulted from term “kingdom” (170:2.24-25)
preached God as Father of Lord Jesus Christ, believer-fellowship with risen Christ (5:4.8) (194:0.4)
Remembrance Supper originated in Passover ceremony (89:9.2)
second coming deemed near at hand (170:2.1,10) (170:5.14-15) (194:4.5,7) (196:2.5). See also Jesus: second coming
sect within Judaism at beginning (194:1.5) (194:4.10)
similar to Mithraism in 3rd century A.D. (98:6.3)
strengths
conquered Roman Empire, almost all great minds Christian in 300 years (195:2.5) (195:3.10) (195:10.18)
faith in resurrection was cardinal feature of (190:0.4)
first to proclaim the poor could survive (69:9.4)
free from civil entanglements, economic alliances (99:3.1)
imposed more stringent sex obligations upon men (84:5.6)
in no sense an economic movement (121:3.9)
most appealing and enduring cult ever conceived (87:7.4)
one of most progressive societies ever (170:5.16) (195:0.3)
power in unique lives, the way believers lived and died (194:4.6) (195:3.4)
vastly superior to existing religions (121:5.6)
women admitted into full fellowship (98:6.4) (150:1.3)
Trinity concept (104:1.11-13) (161:1.6) (194:4.9)
ultrapacific (98:6.4)
under Roman Empire (195:3sec)

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