Early Christianity
The earliest recorded text teaching Christianity has its roots buried deep within Judaism. The birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, as the Messiah, created a new ideology of worship. The Messiah is the savior for all people and of all sins. Paul carried the message of the Messiah to the Gentiles. His missionary journeys and establishment of churches enabled the spreading of the message throughout the Roman Empire. Christianity grew in acceptance; those that believed in the Messiah separated and began to worship on their own. This marked the beginning of the split of Judaism and Christianity. Christianity experienced many pitfalls along the path to fulfillment. As in history, today we find ourselves learning Christ's lessons all over again. The earliest Christian worshipers endured many hardships not experienced by society today. These differences in science, technology, and lack of practicing our beliefs have caused a rift between early Christianity and Christianity today. Christianity borrows many aspects from Judaism. The Old Testament Hebrew Scriptures were used in the early teachings, however the Christian believers interpreted the scriptures in a different manner. This interpretation leads to a fundamental s
Initially the Jewish community was the instigators of this persecution of Christians. As a whole, I envision the more society advances, the more we move away from the roots of the Lord's message. Heresy arose amongst the Christians. We have lost much relative to our belief in Jesus Christ and his message. In the early days of Christianity, the poor and uneducated possessed little. Today many religious denominations practice some form of worship that contradicts that of the original foundation of Christianity. Tangibles have become more important than faith itself. It was not until the reign of Constantine when Christians were authorized to practice their chosen faith. Heretics sought false beliefs as their messenger. The scientific and technological advances in medicine have lessoned the impact that the message of the Holy Spirit that is Jesus Christ provides. Christianity shifted as it began to grow. This marked the end of open persecution towards Christians. We cannot allow technology to push aside the foundation of our beliefs.
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