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[[Image:Martin Luther.jpg|thumb|A painting of [[Martin Luther]], the instigator of the Protesant Reformation that occurred principally because of Luther's understanding of "Justification by Faith Alone".]]
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[[Image:Spread of Christianity in Europe to AD 600.jpg|thumb|Spread of [[Christianity]] to 325 AD (dark blue) and 600 AD (light blue).]]
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<h3>'''[[Justification]]'''</h3>
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<h3>'''[[Church history]]'''</h3>
  
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Justification is a term used in Christianity to describe God's declaration that a sinner is without sin because of God's forgiveness. There is a wide spectrum of understanding of what the word actually means, ranging from the traditional Protestant understanding of justification by faith alone to the Catholic understanding of justification by faith and works to the redefinition of justification occurring in the [[New Perspective on Paul]]...
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The [[church]] has a history full of struggle and renewal. Initially the early Christians spread the good news of [[Jesus]] throughout the Roman empire and small congregations of Christians sprang up in many towns. [[Rome]] soon became the geographical centre of the church. In the early centuries, debates about the nature of [[God]] caused great debates, however the church mostly stayed unified until a major rift finally occurred between the Church in Greece and the one in Rome (it had slowly developed over centuries) culminating in a schism in [[1054 AD]]. In the Middle Ages, people in Christian lands formed armies to "defend" the Holy Lands from Islamic control. In the mid second millenium, there was a renewal of awareness of the Bible spawning the Reformation, with Christians in northern Europe splitting from the Roman church. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, missionary activity has spread the [[gospel]] around the world. ''(Please contribute to this article which remains a stub)''
  
 
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Revision as of 07:18, 11 May 2008

Spread of Christianity to 325 AD (dark blue) and 600 AD (light blue).

Church history

The church has a history full of struggle and renewal. Initially the early Christians spread the good news of Jesus throughout the Roman empire and small congregations of Christians sprang up in many towns. Rome soon became the geographical centre of the church. In the early centuries, debates about the nature of God caused great debates, however the church mostly stayed unified until a major rift finally occurred between the Church in Greece and the one in Rome (it had slowly developed over centuries) culminating in a schism in 1054 AD. In the Middle Ages, people in Christian lands formed armies to "defend" the Holy Lands from Islamic control. In the mid second millenium, there was a renewal of awareness of the Bible spawning the Reformation, with Christians in northern Europe splitting from the Roman church. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, missionary activity has spread the gospel around the world. (Please contribute to this article which remains a stub)

Archives of Featured Content
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