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EVENT
(Note: Christian Calendar off 4-6 years)
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APPROXIMATE DATE
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Jesus’
birth
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AD
1
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Jesus
began public ministry
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AD
30
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Jesus discipled his
followers
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AD
30-33
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Jesus’
death, resurrection and ascension
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AD
33
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Pentecost
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AD
33
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Church
gathered daily on Solomon’s Porch, streets, market place &
house to house
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AD
33
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Church
gathered as the Body with Christ as the Head
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AD
33
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Priesthood
of all believers ministering in spiritual gifts
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AD
33
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Plurality
of servant leadership by example
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AD
33
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Disciples
scattered abroad by persecution
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AD
38
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Conversion
of Saul of Tarsus
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AD
38
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Paul’s
missionary journeys begin
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AD
46
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Council
of Jerusalem: Salvation through grace(Acts 15:11)
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AD
50
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Paul’s
death
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AD
68
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Jerusalem
temple destroyed
By Titus
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AD
70
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John
the apostle’s death
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AD
100
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Ignatius,
Bishop of Antioch, wrote his seven epistles(Not included in Cannon)
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AD
107
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Clement
of Rome: Elders/pastors/bishops different function
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AD
117
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Clement
of Rome: Clergy/Laity distinguished
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AD
117
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Clement
of Rome: One-man pastor leadership
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AD
117
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First
mention of infant baptism
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AD
215
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Construction
of first known church building under Emperor
Serverus
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AD
235
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Earliest
mention of “clergy” being salaried
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AD
245
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Earliest
beginnings of monasticism by Anthony
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AD
270
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Prayers
for the dead
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AD
300
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Making
the sign of the cross
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AD
300
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Emperor
Constantine converted to Christianity
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AD
312
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Council
of Milan: ministers licensed by the State
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AD
313
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Council
of Milan: ministers became full-time & salaried
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AD
313
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Council
of Milan: edict concerning construction of church buildings
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AD
313
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(Period
of Dark Ages in history)
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AD
313-1525
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Use
of wax candles
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AD
320
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Constantine
declared Sunday a civil holiday(Holy Day)
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AD
321
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Church
buildings built throughout the Roman world
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AD
324
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Temple/Synagogue
style worship
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AD
324
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Pews
& theater seating arrangement
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AD
324
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Chanters,
choirs & hymn books
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AD
324
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Altars
Erected
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AD
324
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Baptisteries
placed in buildings
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AD
324
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Council
of Nicene: First Church
Creed established
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AD
325
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Council
of Nicene: bishop supremacy
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AD
325
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Veneration
of angels, dead saints and use of images
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AD
375
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Christianity
becomes the State Religion under Emperor Theodosius
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AD
378
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Mass
as a daily celebration
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AD
394
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Council
of Carthage: canonization of Scripture
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AD
397
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Latin
Vulgate Bible by Jerome
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AD
405
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Edict
of Innocent I: Compulsory infant baptism
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AD
407
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Council
of Ephesus: exaltation of Mary as the mother of God
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AD
431
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Leo
the Great pronounced himself as Bishop of Rome
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AD
452
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Ministers
established common dress code
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AD
500
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Extreme
Unction
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AD
526
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First
monastic order begun by Benedict of Nursia
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AD
529
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Christian
calendar established by Dionysius Exiguus
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AD
550
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(Mohammed
begins Religion of Islam)
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AD
570
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Gregory
became the head of the Church of
Rome
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AD 590
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Doctrine
of Purgatory by Gregory I
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AD 593
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Latin
used in prayer and worship by Gregory I
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AD 600
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Mass
as known today established by Pope Gregory
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AD 604
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Boniface
III bishop of Rome adopted the title Pope
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AD 607
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Temporal
power of popes by Pepin, King of the Franks
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AD 750
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Organs
first put into church buildings
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AD 609
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Kissing
the pope’s feet begins with Pope Constantine
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AD 709
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Worship
of the cross, images and relics
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AD 786
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Use
of holy water with salt blessed by priests
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AD 850
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Worship
of Joseph as a saint
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AD
890
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Canonization
of dead saints
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AD 993
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College
of Cardinals established
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AD 927
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Baptism
of bells by Pope John XIII
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AD 965
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Canonization
of dead saints by Pope John XV
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AD 995
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Fasting
on Fridays and during Lent
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AD 998
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Mass
as a sacrifice begins
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AD 1050
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Final
division of East/West Church
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AD 1054
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Celibacy
of priesthood by Pope Gregory VII(Hildebrand)
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AD 1079
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Rosary
and praying with beads by Peter the Hermit
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AD 1090
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Sale
of Indulgences
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AD 1190
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Christian
and Muslim Crusades
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AD 1100-1400
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Church
buildings add towers and steeples
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AD 1100
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Sale
of indulgences
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AD
1190
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Transubstantiation
of wafer and wine by Pope Innocent III
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AD 1215
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Confession
of sins to a priest by Pope Innocent III in Lateran Council
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AD 1215
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Adoration
of the wafer(Host) by Pope Honorius III
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AD 1220
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Bible
declared too holy & forbidden to be read by laymen by Council of
Valencia
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AD
1229
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Scapular
first used(special cloth around neck on front & back)
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AD 1251
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Wycliffe(1330-1384)translates
Bible into English
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AD 1380
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John
Huss(1374-1415)reformation influence
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AD 1398
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Communion
cup forbidden lay people by Council of Constance
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AD 1414
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Doctrine
of purgatory decreed by Council of Florence
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AD 1439
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Dogma
of seven sacraments affirmed
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AD 1439
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Fall
of the Roman Empire
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AD 1453
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Gutenberg
prints first Bible
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AD 1453
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Columbus
discovers America
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AD 1492
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Reformation:
Martin Luther (1483-1546) 95 Thesis at Wittenberg
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AD 1517
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Reformation
of Theology
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AD 1517
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Tyndal’s
English translation
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AD 1520
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Zwingli,
Calvin, Knox influence in Reformation
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AD 1522
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Anabaptists
influence
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AD 1525
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Beginning
of Separation of Church
& State
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AD 1525
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Pulpit
stands, other pulpit furnishings and elevated platforms
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AD 1540
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Council
of Trent: Tradition and Scripture of equal authority
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AD
1545
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Apocryphal
books added to the Bible by Council of Trent
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AD 1546
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Official
Catholic Creed imposed by Pope Pius IV
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AD 1560
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King
James translation of the Bible
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AD 1611
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John
Bunyan’s “The Pilgrim’s Progress published
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AD 1678
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Huguenots
Influence
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AD 1698
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Isaac
Watt’s Hymns and Spiritual Songs published
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AD 1707
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Moravian
Brethren missionary movement`
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AD 1727
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Jonathan
Edward and the Great Awakening in America colonies
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AD 1735
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John
Wesley’s conversion and brother Charles’ influence
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AD 1738
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Sunday
Schools established in England
and later in United States
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AD 1738
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United
States declares Independence from England
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AD 1776
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William
Carey’s missionary to India
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AD 1793
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Restoration
Movement begun by Campbell brothers
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AD 1811
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Foreign
Missionary Boards in United States with Judson sailing to India
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AD
1812
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Crusade
evangelism in England & US with Finney, Moody, Sankey, Crosby
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AD
1830
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Beginning
of altar calls and walking the aisle
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AD 1830
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Rise
in false religions & cults: i.e., Mormonism
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AD 1830
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Dispensational
Scripture interpretation by Plymouth Brethren, Darby
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AD 1830
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Immaculate
Conception of Virgin Mary by Pope Pius IX
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AD 1854
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Hudson
Taylor begins missionary work in China
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AD 1854
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Spurgeon
becomes pastor in London
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AD 1854
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David
Livingston publishes “Missionary Travels” about African missions
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AD 1857
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Syllabus
of Errors asserted pope’s temporal authority over all civil rulers
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AD 1864
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William
Booth founds the Salvation Army
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AD 1865
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Papal
Infallibility in matters of faith and morals by Pope Pius IX
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AD 1870
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Immaculate
Conception of Mary: Pope Pius IX
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AD 1870
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Rise
in false religions & cults: i.e., Jehovah’s Witnesses
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AD 1872
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Student
Volunteer Movement of young people involved in missions
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AD 1886
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Gideon
International organized
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AD 1899
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Beginning
of airplane flight with Kitty Hawk invented by Wright Brothers
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AD
1903
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Pentecostal
movement begins with Asuza Street revival
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AD 1906
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World
War I begins
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AD 1914
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First
Christian radio broadcast
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AD 1921
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World-wide
Economic Depression w/Stock Market Crash
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AD 1929
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Wycliffe
Bible translators aspire to bring Bible to every language group
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AD 1934
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Age,
sex, grade grouping & separation of families in churches in
United States
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AD
1935
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World
War II begins in Europe in 1939 w/USA joining in 1941
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AD 1939-1941
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United
Nations founded
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AD 1945
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Israel
formed as a nation
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AD 1948
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World
Council of Churches is formed
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AD 1948
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Billy
Graham nation-wide evangelism crusades begin in California
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AD 1949
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Para-church
in US: i.e., Youth for Christ, Navigators, Campus Crusade
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AD
1944-1951
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Assumption
of the Virgin Mary(bodily ascension) by Pope Pius XII
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AD 1950
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Cold
War begins with the Soviet Union in 1950(Ends in1992)
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AD 1950
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Full
Gospel movement begins in United States
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AD 1951
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Lay
Renewal movement begins
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AD 1952
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Para-church
in US: i.e., Teen Challenge, Youth with a Mission
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AD 1958-1960
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Increase
in church building construction in United States
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AD 1960
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Charismatic
movement grows in United States
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AD 1960
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Feminist
movement increases in the United States
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AD 1960
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Home
Churches in China and England
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AD 1960
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Reformation
of Ecclesiology
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AD 1960s
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Second
Vatican Council promotes new attitudes and practices
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AD 1962
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Space
travel with John Glenn orbiting the earth
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AD 1962
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Mary
proclaimed as Mother of God by Pope Paul VI
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AD 1965
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Mass
media growth around the world: i.e., Trinity Broadcasting Network
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AD 1973
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Biblical
house churches in United States
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AD 1970s
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Rise
in Para-church groups: i.e., Christ for the Nations & Mercy
Ships
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AD
1970-1978
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Rise
in cults: i.e. Jim Jones
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AD 1979
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Increase
in Open Churches, Churches without Walls, Relational Churches
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AD
1985
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Surge
in construction of mega-church buildings in United States
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AD 1990
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Men’s
organizations begin: i.e., Promise Keepers, Prison Ministries spread
in US AD 1990
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Renewed
emphasis of Ephesians 4 equipping gifted leadership
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AD 1990
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Spontaneous
increase in biblical house churches throughout USA
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AD 1990s
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Cold
War ended with collapse of the Soviet Union
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AD 1992
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Believers
in third world countries experience great persecution and
more believers are martyred in the 20th Century
than all previous centuries combined
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AD
2000
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Muslim
extremists attack United States and US declares War on terrorism
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AD 2001
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Information
Age with volume of knowledge doubling every three years
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AD 2002
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Heinous
crimes against humanity increase
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AD 2002
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Population
of the world increases to six + billion
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AD 2002
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Diseases,
pestilence, famine & earthquakes continue to increase
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AD 2002
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Christianity
increases in Asia, Africa, S.A & decreases in Europe, US
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AD
2002
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Biblical
house churches increase throughout the world, i.e. China with 100
million + believers
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AD 2002
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Unprecedented
growth of Christianity in the world: Christianity is growing three
times faster than the world’s population with 180,000 converts per
day(i.e. Latin America- 35,000, China-30,000 and Africa 20,000) at
6.9 growth; Muslims 2.7; Hindus 2.2; Buddhists 1.7.
According to the latest statistics of Christians in the world
today: Latin America-480 million; Africa-360 million (42% of
population);Asia-313 million and Europe & North America-200
million for a total of over 1.35 billion believers.
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AD
2002
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