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The Growth and Methods of the New Testament Church
DwainDStewart
The New Testament church, the original trailblazers and trendsetters which are directly responsible, through the Holy Spirit’s empowerment, for the commencement of the Christian faith, but what enabled them to accomplish the growth that they experienced, and what methods did they use to do so? In the following academic paper we will attempt to discover the answer to these very questions. How ... ...more
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“The Atonement” for the Layman’s Dictionary of Theology
DwainDStewart
Introduction In the following position paper, we will attempt to explain in a rather simplified manner the atonement actioned for us by Jesus Christ, debunk some incorrect theories of the atonement and what it means for us as believers from a Biblical perspective. Finally, we examine what the implications are when we correctly understand the atonement from this newly understood Biblical ... ...more
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Christianity: the first five centuries
DwainDStewart
Part 3 of 3 In the previous two articles we looked at: 1. Some key characteristics that made up the secular world of the first five centuries AD. 2. The Ante-Nicene period (before 325 AD). In our final instalment, we will look at what is termed the Post-Nicene period (after 325 AD). Post-Nicene period (after 325 AD) During the Post-Nicene period for the first time, the church no ... ...more
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Christianity: the first five centuries
DwainDStewart
Part 2 of 3 In the previous article, we looked at some key characteristics that made up the secular world of the first five centuries AD. In this next instalment of our 3 part article about Christianity in the first five centuries, we look at what is termed the Ante-Nicene period (before 325 AD). Ante-Nicene period (before 325 AD) The Apostolic Age ended with the death of John at Ephesus ... ...more