Church History 2

Church History
“Passing the Baton”
AD70-313

Lessons for the Next Generation

Passing the Torch
1 Timothy 1:2, 2 Timothy 1:5, 2 Timothy 4:6-8
Guard against false doctrine (1:3)
Fight the good fight (1:18)
Pray for peace & freedom (2:2)
Focus on Scripture (4:13)
Deal with sin (5:20)
Encourage people in their roles
Don’t love money (6:9-10, 17)
Live holy lives (6:11+14)
Be strong & bold (1:8, 2:1)
Be willing to suffer (2:3)


The External Attacks of Satan

Persecution
Why were they persecuted?
Satan was enraged (Revelation 12:17)
They refused to worship the entertainment
They refused to worship the economy (Acts 19:23-27)
They refused to worship the emperor
They were accused of practicing incest
They were accused of practicing cannibalism
They were accused of practicing atheism

The Internal Attacks of Satan

Problems
Division (1 Corinthians 1:11-12)
Immaturity (1 Corinthians 3:1-2)
Arrogance (1 Corinthians 4:18-21)
Immorality (1 Corinthians 5:1)
Marriage Issues (1 Corinthians 7)
Food sacrificed to idols (1 Corinthians 8)
Gender roles (1 Corinthians)
Orderly Worship (1 Corinthians 14)
Idleness (2 Thessalonians 3:6-13)

Polemics
Some denied the resurrection of the dead (1 Corinthians 15:12)
Some were perverting the Gospel of Christ (Galatians 1:7)
Some had an unhealthy level of interest in angels (Colossians 2:18)
Some said the resurrection had already taken place (2 Timothy 2:18)
Some were denying the nature of Jesus (2 Peter 2:1, 1 John 4:2)
Some teachers were just out to make money (2 Peter 2:3, 15)


The Early Church Fathers

Patriarchs and Writings
Clement to the Corinthians
Epistle of Barnabas
Didache
The Shepherd of Hermas
Polycarp to the Philippians
The Martydom of Polycarp
The Writings of Ignatius
The Epistle of Mathetes
The Writings of Origen
The Writings of Tertullian
The Writings of Cyprian