1. CHAPTER 7 THE CHURCH AND THE EMPIRE

2. THE APOSTLES WERE SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIANITY WAS SPREAD ALL OVER THE WORLD CHRISTIANITY WAS SPREAD ALL OVER THE WORLD MANY PEOPLE ACCEPTED CHRIST’S TEACHINGS MANY PEOPLE ACCEPTED CHRIST’S TEACHINGS THERE ARE MANY CHRISTIAN INFLUENCES IN THE CUSTOMS AND CELEBRATIONS IN OUR SOCIETY THERE ARE MANY CHRISTIAN INFLUENCES IN THE CUSTOMS AND CELEBRATIONS IN OUR SOCIETY

3. CHURCH ESTABLISHES CHRISTIANITY IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE CHURCH AND STATE BECOME UNITED CHURCH AND STATE BECOME UNITED LOYALTY TO GOD MUST ALWAYS COME BEFORE LOYALTY TO A CIVIL GOVERNMENT LOYALTY TO GOD MUST ALWAYS COME BEFORE LOYALTY TO A CIVIL GOVERNMENT MISSIONARIES NEEDED THE HELP AND SUPPORT OF THE RULERS IN ORDER FOR CHRISTIANITY TO SPREAD MISSIONARIES NEEDED THE HELP AND SUPPORT OF THE RULERS IN ORDER FOR CHRISTIANITY TO SPREAD POPE GREGORY THE GREAT HELPED THE CHURCH BECOME THE CENTER OF AUTHORITY IN PLACE OF THE ROMAN GOVERNMENT. POPE GREGORY THE GREAT HELPED THE CHURCH BECOME THE CENTER OF AUTHORITY IN PLACE OF THE ROMAN GOVERNMENT. AS CHURCH AUTHORITY INCREASED, THE SOCIETY OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE BECAME KNOWN AS CHRISTIANDOM AS CHURCH AUTHORITY INCREASED, THE SOCIETY OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE BECAME KNOWN AS CHRISTIANDOM

4. CHARLEMAGNE POPE LEO III ASKED CHARLEMAGNE (KING OF THE FRANKS) TO HELP WITH BARBARIAN ATTACKS. POPE LEO III ASKED CHARLEMAGNE (KING OF THE FRANKS) TO HELP WITH BARBARIAN ATTACKS. HE TURNED BACK THE ATTACKERS AND UNITED MOST OF WESTERN EUROPE HE TURNED BACK THE ATTACKERS AND UNITED MOST OF WESTERN EUROPE ON CHRISTMAS, A.D.800 POPE LEO CROWNED CHARLEMAGNE THE KING OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE ON CHRISTMAS, A.D.800 POPE LEO CROWNED CHARLEMAGNE THE KING OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE

5. ISLAM THE CHURCH WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN DEFEATING THE FOLLOWERS OF ISLAM THE CHURCH WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN DEFEATING THE FOLLOWERS OF ISLAM THEY ATTACKED CONSTANTINOPLE AND CONQUERED CHURCHES IN PALSTINE, SYRIA, EGYPT, AND SPAIN. THEY ATTACKED CONSTANTINOPLE AND CONQUERED CHURCHES IN PALSTINE, SYRIA, EGYPT, AND SPAIN.

6. CHALLENGES TODAY: WE MUST FOLLOW THE LAWS OF OUR SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT, AND WE ALSO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO OBEY GOD’S LAW AND FOLLOW JESUS’ EXAMPLE. WE MUST FOLLOW THE LAWS OF OUR SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT, AND WE ALSO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO OBEY GOD’S LAW AND FOLLOW JESUS’ EXAMPLE. WE MUST NOT OBEY AN AUTHORITY THAT HAS CREATED LAWS THAT ARE IMMORAL! WE MUST NOT OBEY AN AUTHORITY THAT HAS CREATED LAWS THAT ARE IMMORAL!

7. GOD IS THE ULIMATE AUTHORITY OF HUMAN SOCIETY! SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT ARE BASED ON HUMAN NATURE, THEY BELONG TO AN ORDER GOD ESTABLISHED

8. VIRTUES SHOULD BE PROMOTED BY CIVIL LAWS AND PUBLIC AUTHORITY SHOULD BE PROMOTED BY CIVIL LAWS AND PUBLIC AUTHORITY EQUALITY EQUALITY JUSTICE JUSTICE FREEDOM FREEDOM THE COMMON GOOD THE COMMON GOOD