EXPERIENCING GOD

NOT OF THIS WORLD

Legend for Cells

X1. Our bodies are God’s temple/temples 1 Cor 3:16

n1. We need to repent and come to God Acts 2:38

W = Wrote explicitly on this teaching

X2. God/Christ lives inside of Christians  Rom 8:9

n2. Obey or love God   Lk 10:27; Jn 1:15,23; 1 Jn 2:15,17

I = Implied as true, or opposite is false

X3. Prayer to God is important   Mk 11:25; Jms 5:13

n3. Follow Jesus, or His example Jn 10:4-5; 1 Jn 2:6

m = Mixed: some agree, others did not

X4. Pray at all times or in any place  1 Th 5:17

n4. Bear/Take up the cross and follow Christ  Mk 8:34

P = Partial (ex: Barnabas on R8 rebukes murderers of kids but not all murderers)

X5. Pray to Jesus Acts 7:59

n5. Struggle to live a victorious life 1 Cor 15:57; 1 Jn 5:4

X6. Thankfulness/gratitude to God Php 4:6; Rom 1:21

n6. Put on the armor of God/righteousness Eph 6:11

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X7. Fasting to God is good Mt 6:16; Acts 13:2; 14:23

n7. Faithful Christians still get sick Gal 4:13; Php 2:26-27

X = Disagree

X8. Seek wisdom from God or His word Eph 1:17

n8. Suffer persecution or martyrdom   1 Th 3:2-4

blank = not researched yet

X9. The Lord disciplines or corrects us Heb 12:5-11

n9. No sorcery, witchcraft, or magic Dt 18:10-12

X10. Be peaceful, kind, gentle, or good Php 4:8

n10. Exorcism or casting out devils Mt 17:14-20

Writer totals include W’s & I’s but not P’s

Christian writer, heretic, or Bible manuscript

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Nero and Domitian persecute Christians

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est. 500K Christians. Labeled atheists; killed for refusing to worship emperor/idols

Clement of Rome (wrote 1 Clement)

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Ignatius disciple of John (shortest version)

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Trajan persecutes Christians

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Answered Pliny the Younger’s letter. Christians not sought after but killed if found

Didache (=Teaching of the Twelve Apostles)

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Apology of Aristides (Greek version)

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Quadratus of Athens fragment (apologist)

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Letter to Diognetus (=Mathetes to Diognetus)

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Hadrian persecutes Christians

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Hadrian loved Greek culture, and he persecuted both Jewish & Christian people

Bar Cochba persecutes Christians

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Christians persecuted in Israel because they would not join Bar Cochba’s revolt.

Letter of Barnabas

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p52 + p104 + p87  5 + 5 + 4 verses (Jn, Mt, Philemon)

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2 Clement (anonymous writer)

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Polycarp to the Philippians

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Apostolic fathers totals: all symbols except P

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Justin Martyr, philosopher and apologist

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Shepherd of Hermas

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Evarestus’ Martyrdom of Polycarp

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Gnostic heresies become widespread

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Gnostics believed Creator was evil or foolish, rejected O.T., mixed in paganism.

Tatian+Diatessaron. Encratite Gnostic later

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Dionysius of Corinth (wrote against Marcion)

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p66 Bodmer II Papyrii - 817 verses (92%) of John

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p4+p64+p67 Lk 1:58-59,etc. Mt 26:7-8,etc. 95 verses

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p90 Jn 18:36-19:7 (11 verses)

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Persecution of Marcus Aurelius

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Aurelius was a Stoic philosopher. Persecution mainly in Gaul, ended when he died

Christians of Vienna and Lugdunum (Lyons)

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Athenagoras (apologist)

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Theophilus of Antioch (to Autolycus)

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Ebionites & Clementina (OT Law,Father,Son)

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Irenaeus of Lyons, disciple of Polycarp

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Passion of the Scillitan Martyrs -died 180 A.D.

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Maximus of Jerusalem wrote on origin of evil

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Sabellian heresy (Praxeas, Noetus, Callistus)

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Also called Patripassians, they believed Father, Son, & Spirit were one person.

Persecution of Septimus Severus

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est. 2M Christians. A Christian helped him when ill, but didn’t repeal existing laws

Passion of Perpetua and Felicitas

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Romans kill first known martyrs in Britain

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Alban, Julius, and Aaron were formerly thought killed in 304/5 A.D.

Serapion of Antioch (against Marcion)

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Apollonius of Ephesus (against Montanists)

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Clement of Alexandria

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p75 Lk 3:18-22; etc. Jn 1:1-11:45,etc. 1,166 verses

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Tertullian (joined the Montanist Church)

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Tertullian’s 5 Books Against Marcion

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Asterius Urbanus (against Montanists)

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Maximin Thrax persecutes Christians

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First empire-wide persecution, but only of clergy. It stopped when he was killed.

Instructions of Commodianus

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Severe persecution by Decius and Gallus

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1st Christian schism. Could fallen Christians return, or doomed forever? –Novatian

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