The Roman Church is believed to have been founded by several of those who were converted on the Day of Pentecost. ... In the first five Chapters of the letter to the Romans, the dominating topic is that of "justification". ... Throughout the opening Chapters of Romans, Paul intertwines the two fundamental teachings of justification and sanctification . ... Rome, the cultural and commercial capital of the Roman Empire, boasted a population of more that one million citizens, many of whom were slaves . ... Paul is urging the Romans to truly question the level of seriousness with which they regard...

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• Grade Level: High School

Lit I Thomas Paine, Reasoning the Enlightenment In the first few lines of his argument against the church and state, Thomas Paine writes: "I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish church, Roman church, Greek church, Turkish church, Protestant church, nor by any church that I know of. ... In addition, he makes claim to the fact that the only witnesses to this supernatural reality are humans who were themselves representative of the Jewish priests working in collusion with the Roman church (which is entirely unsupported by any evidence of history) that supposedly put Christ to dea...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

They believed that this leader, the Messiah ("anointed one"), would rescue them from their Roman oppressors and establish a new kingdom. ... It was printed to encourage Roman Christians to live closer and steadier to God and to prove beyond a doubt that Jesus was the Messiah. ... Luke recognized the need for showing his Gentile Christian their relationship with two groups, the Jews, and the Roman Empire. ...

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Roman Catholicism is one of the largest religions in the world, with over a billion adherents distributed all over the world. ... Roman Catholicism was reputedly started with the commissioning of the Apostle Peter. Catholicism, which means universal, received the adjective "Roman" due to the Church's geographical location in the Roman Empire. There are two central ideas to Roman Catholicism: the Church as a teaching authority, and the Church as a sacramental agent. ... Roman Catholics recognize the New Testament and the Old Testament. ...

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The inception of Christianity and Islam in the Roman and Byzantine empires, the African kingdoms, and the Arabian Peninsula influenced each civilization's daily life, set of beliefs, government, and the Christians and Muslims who practiced. ... He and his followers grew in numbers until the Roman Empire became to feel threatened. Roman officials believed Jesus was rivaling the emperor in power, and ordered him crucified for treason and blasphemy. ...

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This speech was delivered to thousands of people from all over the Roman empire. ... This began persecution against Christians, which led to physical movement and meant that Christians fled into other parts of the empire bringing with them the the word of God. ... In these he concentrated on four Roman provinces and finally travelled to Rome, fulfilling Jesus' commission that the gospel would reach "the ends of the earth". ... Paul usually visited main towns and cities to preach as he felt the word would spread into the countryside, however, Aiden visited everywhere and it was traditio...

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Pagels writes that the gospel was written at the end of a three year war between the Jews and the Romans approximately around 69 A.D. ... The social attitude of the Roman Empire was almost completely focused on entertainment and happiness through hedonistic behavior. ...

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That verse was found in Romans 8:38-39. ... Born in a manger and crucified as a malefactor, he now controls the destinies of the civilized world and rules a spiritual empire which embraces one-third of the inhabitants of the globe."...

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• Grade Level: High School