THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY 8 Weeks on understanding: What When Where How

THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY The Beginnings of Christianity Early Church 36 AD – 4th Century The Heretics Development of the Creeds New and Old Testaments Canons What’s in and What’s out

THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY Christianity Grows The Formation of the Catholic Church East vs West – The Orthodox Split The Pre-Reformation Church The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY - Martin Luther Takes a Stand The 95 Thesis – Oct 31, 1517 Luther’s Scriptural Arguments Redefining Man’s relationship with God

THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY - The Results of Luther’s Work Augsburg Confession Smalcald Articles Small and Large Catechism Book of Concord Bible Translated to German – Printing press

THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY - The Consequences Catholic Church – Council of Trent The New Reformed Churches Luther’s Contemporaries Erasmus/Calvin/Zwingli/Anabaptists

THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY - The Contributions Age of Reason – Age of Science American Revolution/Democracy Industrial Age

THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY - Christianity Today The Catholic Church The Reformed Churches The Lutheran Church (LCMS)

THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY The Beginning of Christianity From the Crucifixion to 4th century Paul as the first Reformer - Judaizers House Churches – Basic Liturgy Baptisms, meals (Eucharist) Psalms, OT Readings (Oral tradition) Homily or Letter from Apostle Persecutions and Martyrs

THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY The Beginning of Christianity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4x8K9KwAMs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZKDS1vhAXI

THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY The Beginning of Christianity Constantine and His Impact Church is Institutionalized Imperial Center is in Constantinople Churches in Alexandria and Rome Councils of Nicea and others

THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY The Beginning of Christianity Constantine and His Impact The Agnostics Maricon - Establishing the Creeds

THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY The Beginning of Christianity Constantine and His Impact The Gathering of the New Testament Canon What’s in – What’s not The Rational (Directed by God’s Hand) Followed Teachings of Jesus Wide-spread use and acceptance

THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY The Beginning of Christianity The Gathering of the New Testament Canon What’s not Included The Agnostic Writings Shepard of Hermes – 5 visions of a slave but similarity to heretic Montanus Supported by Irenaeus Written late 1st or early 2nd Century

The Gospel of Thomas – same date What’s Not The Gospel of Thomas – same date These are the hidden words that the living Jesus spoke, and that Didymos Judas Thomas wrote down. And He said:  "Whoever finds the meaning of these words will not taste death.” (7) Jesus said, "Blessed is the lion which becomes man when consumed by man; and cursed is the man whom the lion consumes, and the lion becomes man."   (9) Jesus said, "Now the sower went out, took a handful (of seeds), and scattered them. Some fell on the road; the birds came and gathered them up. Others fell on the rock, did not take root in the soil, and did not produce ears. And others fell on thorns; they choked the seed(s) and worms ate them. And others fell on the good soil and it produced good fruit: it bore sixty per measure and a hundred and twenty per measure."

THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY The Beginning of Christianity The Gathering of the New Testament Canon What’s Included: The Four Gospels All of the Pauline Letters Book of Acts Other Epistles Revelations, Hebrews and Jude not initially agreed