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Christianity and Scripture

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beamishboy

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Christianity defines the Bible and gave birth to it. The Bible maintains Christianity and shows up the errors of the church and prevents heresy, and where heresy can't be prevented, the Bible empowers great men of God like Luther to act for the truth.
 
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Luther used the Christian East as his model of reform and called it the Church's "better half."

The Church as a whole cannot fall into error becaue it is the fullness of Him who fills all things. If the Church as a whole ever fell into error then Christ fell with it.

Would you not say that the Roman Church fell into VERY SERIOUS error?
 
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The Roman Church is not the Church as a whole. It is (was) one fifth of the Church as a whole.

Rome was one of 5 Sees of the Church. The others being Jerusalem, Constaninople, Antioch and Alexandria.

How then did it become so influential. Maybe I should read a book on this subject. Any good scholastic work?
 
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Yes, there are several.

"The Orthodox Church" by Timothy Ware (now Bishop Kalistos Ware)

Here is an online link to the history part of the book:

http://www.fatheralexander.org/booklets/english/history_timothy_ware_1.htm

Jaroslav Pelikan was a professor of Church history at Yale. He wrote several good books. Here is a wikipedia link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaroslav_Pelikan

And even though I own a copy, I've never read JND Kelly's history of Christian doctrine.

Due to political and geographical barriers, the Latin west and the Greek east were gradually forced apart. Then, due to a disagreement in the 11th century (1054) and a sacking of Constantinople by the Crusaders in 1204, the division between the two was more or less complete.

What was once a unified body for some 1000 years, became splintered into two. The Latin west, due to this seperation, continued to modify their worship and doctrines in what is predominantly Europe. The doctrinal and theological changes were largely influenced by the writings of St. Augustin.

The East continued (continues) to worship in much the same way (the Liturgy of St. Basil or St. John Chrysostom) and hold the same doctrines from the beginning of the Church. (There are changes, but the Liturgy of St. James, the oldest known liturgy of the Church, is easily seen in those of Basil and John.)

There is an issue of Christian History Magazine, a branch of Christianity Today, that outlines the early centuries of the Church. I will see if I can find that one in my files and give you the issue number and what not so you can find it in your library.
 
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