PEOPLE AND THE FALL

SALVATION

Legend for Cells

P1. People are made in the image of God   Gen 1:27

S1. O.T. pointed to salvation in Christ in New Lk2:29-

W = Wrote explicitly on this teaching

P2. Our bodies die but our souls are immortal Mt25:46

S2. Salvation is a gift of God’s grace.Rm5:17;1Pet1:14

I = Implied as true, or opposite is false

P3. Man fell when Adam and Eve ate the fruit  Rm5:12

S3. Jesus’ death paid for our sins  Isa 53:8-11; Mk 10:45

N = Implied since accepted Nicene Creed

P4. We have or inherited a sinful nature   Rom 3:10,23

S4. Saved by Jesus’ blood; dying for us Mk4:24; Heb9

m = Mixed: some agree others would not

P5. Our reason/understanding darkened Rom 1:21-24

S5. Even Jews who reject Jesus will perish Jn3:36;5:40

P = Partial (ex: to Diognetus S7 says some [not all] condemned to eternal fire)

P6. All have sinned, or we must be born again Jn 3:7

S6. Believers are the elect of God Mk13:20,27;1 Pet 1:2

P7. No way of salvation apart from Christ Jn14:6; Ac 4

S7. The reprobate (non-elect) will be lost Rom 9:22

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P8. People have the will to choose   Josh 24:15; Lk 7:30

S8. Some elect died before knowing Savior  Jn 8:56

X = Disagree

P9. We are aliens awaiting our eternal home 1 Pet 2:11

S9. Some follow Christ for a time yet perish.2Pt2:20-2

blank = not researched yet

P10. Salvation/church for all kinds of people  Gal 3:28

S10. Not saved if living in sin Mt 7:22-23; Mt 25:31-46

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; 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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p46 Chester Beatty II - 1,680 verses (70%) Paul+Heb

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Justin Martyr, philosopher and apologist

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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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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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p32 (=P. Rylands 5) Titus 1:1-15; 2:3-8 (21 verses)

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Sabellian heresy (Praxeas, Noetus, Callistus)

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

Persecution of Septimus Severus

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est. 2M Christians. A Christian helped him when ill, but did not 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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p45 Chester Beatty I – 833 verses (4 gospels + Acts)

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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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Hippolytus, pupil of Irenaeus (undisputed)

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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)?

Novatian (his schism lasted over 200 years)

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Cyprian of Carthage (against Novatian)

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Roman church leaders (ltr 2,29,30)

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