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Fascinating insights into the OT
Great teaching and highly recommend
Powerful Presentation Analyzing Two Major Church Traditions
For the past few years, I have been increasingly drawn to the Eastern Orthodox Church and have attended several Liturgies. Some of the things I have found impactful about the EOC have been: Claims that the EOC compiled what we now call the Canon of Scripture, the Bible, The Councils and Creeds, Their rejection of Absolute Divine Simplicity and the formulation of the Essence/Energy Distinction, their Christology–that Jesus is a Divine Person with a universal human nature, not “two” persons making his receiving the wrath of God on the Cross as punishment for our sins blasphemous and heretical, and also that the writings of the Fathers (as they are called) are just as powerfully sanctified and holy as they are intellectually lofty.
As a former Reformed Protestant for 30 years, I found all of these aspects of the EOC very challenging, impactful and even convincing. I view finding this ministry when I did to be nothing short of Providential.
David Bercot’s presentations were powerful and impactful. And they have effectively changed my thinking about the EOC in various ways that I will be chewing on for some time.
The biggest takeaway from this course, is how convincing the lectures are in demonstrating that the earliest Church leaders did not hold to many of the key practices that the EOC holds so near and dear and essential to their faith and worship.
Powerful.
1 million times more interesting than the Protestant reformation
Dean Taylor is a fantastic teacher. I am ashamed and upset to say that in my six years of studying the Bible in college & seminary this rich history was not talked about once.
I pray this material will start being taught in every church & Christian school.
Had a few Gems
I found a couple of good ones and one lacking and then some others. I think The Historic Faith courses have spoiled me. This section just wasn’t up to the extremely high standard of all the other courses on here. Please take this as constructive criticism for I am very thankful for all you do
Are we history makers or stoppers??
Great course to learn some of the history of the anabaptists. Very inspiring!! Many lessons to be learned as well!!
Where is your citizenship?
Highly recommend this course! Thank everyone for the effort to put this together!
To vote or not to vote?
If you’re unsure of voting as a Christian, I strongly recommend taking this course!
Clear and comprehensive teaching.
Teaching on the covering, headship, and modesty from first Corinthians 11, is very important and lacking today.
Shadows of Christ (Mini Course)
The series focuses on prophecies about the resurrection of Jesus. My hope is that this series of lessons will strengthen the faith of Christians and open their eyes to the importance of the Old Testament. I also hope that these lessons will be useful in helping unbelievers come to faith in Jesus Christ, based on the evidence of the fulfilled prophecies that were written hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem.
What the Early Christians Believed about Infant Baptism and Believers Baptism
The series focuses on prophecies about the resurrection of Jesus. My hope is that this series of lessons will strengthen the faith of Christians and open their eyes to the importance of the Old Testament. I also hope that these lessons will be useful in helping unbelievers come to faith in Jesus Christ, based on the evidence of the fulfilled prophecies that were written hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem.
Expository Teaching Using Early Christian Insights
A church is only as strong as its doctrine. Those who aspire to be teachers, whether for a church office, leadership position on a missionary team, small group, or family devotions, accept a weighty responsibility. Like any important skill, the ability to teach effectively and accurately must be developed. This course draws upon the Septuagint and early Christian sources to offer practical advice for Bible fanatics who want to communicate the truths of God's word (and especially Old Testament connections to Christ). In the last three modules of the course, Chuck Pike will demonstrate how he would teach through three challenging Bible passages.
Ancient view of the Gospel According to Matthew
Bring the Scriptures to life — not by garbing the people of the first century in twenty-first-century clothes — but by clothing them in ancient garments.
Resurrection Prophecies
The series focuses on prophecies about the resurrection of Jesus. My hope is that this series of lessons will strengthen the faith of Christians and open their eyes to the importance of the Old Testament. I also hope that these lessons will be useful in helping unbelievers come to faith in Jesus Christ, based on the evidence of the fulfilled prophecies that were written hundreds of years before the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem.
The Holy Spirit
If you have more confusion than clarity concerning the Holy Spirit, you're not alone. Some groups have treated the Spirit as a license for casting off scriptural authority. Others have reacted by minimizing His role. The result is that teaching about the third person of the Trinity often leaves much to be desired. But Jesus did not intend for His followers to linger in confusion; rather, he wanted them to realize the Spirit's power in their lives. We hope that this course will begin to clarify the Holy Spirit for you: what Jesus taught the disciples about it, how the early Christians thought about it, and how the Holy Spirit is alive today.
Christians & Politics: A Challenge From History
Join Dean Taylor for this three-part series as he looks at the landscape of Christian involvement in politics. Dean takes a historical approach to see what happens every time Christians get involved in the political arena. By diagnosing pervasive Constantinism found throughout history he will challenge you to rethink how the Church should engage the culture today.
Radical Reformation History
Anabaptist history is still quite relevant today, as many of the questions that shaped the Anabaptist movement during and after its inception persist in modern churches.
Prove It: Old Testament Proofs That Jesus is the Messiah
Despite the explosion of Christianity throughout the world during the first few centuries after Christ, few Christians today present and defend the story of Jesus using the tactics of the earliest evangelists. In this 5-part series, Chuck Pike demonstrates the time-tested relevance of scriptural proofs for the gospel.
Mini Courses and Miscellaneous Lessons
This is a collection of assorted lectures from David Bercot on a variety of historical church doctrines as well as…
Change of Allegiance
What is Calvinism's view of God? Where did it originate? Is it a Biblical system of thought? In this engaging new course, Finny Kuruvilla slices through the theological jargon and offers an accessible response to TULIP.
Headship and Head-Covering: Interpreting 1 Corinthians 11 in the 21st Century
In this course, Finny Kuruvilla carefully exegetes the biblical text and shows how Christians have understood this passage historically. Kuruvilla…
Myth of Christian America?
This is a series of stimulating messages by David Bercot on the history of the United States from its European…
Historic Christianity vs Calvinism
What is Calvinism's view of God? Where did it originate? Is it a Biblical system of thought? In this engaging new course, Finny Kuruvilla slices through the theological jargon and offers an accessible response to TULIP.
Radical Christian Living
Radical is a scary term. For some, it holds the connotation of religious extremism, such as Islamic terrorists. Some think…
True Greatness
Embark on a journey through history to discover what it means to be a great leader in the kingdom of…
The Bible: Exploring Facts and Myths About the Word of God
Are we reading the same Bible as the Apostles? Should we only use the King James Version of the Bible?…
Bible and Early Church History
The Word of God is by far the most important written document the world possesses. But the Bible wasn’t written…
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