Woody Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 have churches? (as in buildings) Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rudywoofs (Pam) Posted February 28, 2010 Members Share Posted February 28, 2010 I thought they met in each other's homes.. or in the catacombs.. How early do you mean by "early"? Quote Pam Meddle Not In the Affairs of Dragons; for You Are Crunchy and Taste Good with Ketchup. If we all sang the same note in the choir, there'd never be any harmony. Funny, isn't it, how we accept Grace for ourselves and demand justice for others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 As early as needed until the first building was erected. I am curious as to when the tradition of church buildings came in after Jesus proclaimed the Gospel. Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 28, 2010 Members Share Posted February 28, 2010 As early as needed until the first building was erected. I am curious as to when the tradition of church buildings came in after Jesus proclaimed the Gospel. I believe that the pagans during the roman times had huge places of worship? And we know that the Jews had a very large temple in Jerusalem! But when the christian church first started out them met in each others homes. pk Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SivartM Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Yup, early Christians met in homes. And... they didn't have nominating committees! Quote "Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much." - Oscar Wilde�Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets." - Jesus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 28, 2010 Members Share Posted February 28, 2010 Yup, early Christians met in homes. And... they didn't have nominating committees! Please stop it, I'm laughing my guts out. pk Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SivartM Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Seriously, my church just announced the committee to nominate the nominating committee which nominates all the other committees. O_o Quote "Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much." - Oscar Wilde�Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets." - Jesus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 Seriously, my church just announced the committee to nominate the nominating committee which nominates all the other committees. O_o But who's going to decide the color of the carpet? Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 Sometimes I think that life would be a lot less stressful if we just met in homes. No more nominating the committee to nominate the nominating committee. Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SivartM Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 I'm sure they'll appoint a carpet color committee. Hm... I wonder how Paul handled carpeting issues? Quote "Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much." - Oscar Wilde�Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets." - Jesus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 PKRAUSE YES the pagans did have large buildings for their meetings dgrimm60 Well then. There you have it. It is final. Buildings are PAGAN. Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil D Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Quote: Early Christian art and architecture is the art produced by Christians or under Christian patronage from about the year 100 to about the year 500. Prior to 100 there is no surviving art that can be called Christian with absolute certainty. After about 500 Christian art shows the beginnings of Byzantine artistic style. Prior to 200 Christians may have been constrained by their position as a persecuted group from producing durable works of art. Since Christianity was largely a religion of lower classes in this period, the lack of surviving art may reflect a lack of funds for patronage. The Old Testament restrictions against the production of graven (an idol or fetish carved in wood or stone) images, see also Idolatry and Christianity, may also have constrained Christians from producing art. It is also possible that Christians purchased art using pagan iconography, but gave it Christian meanings. If this happened, "Christian" art would not be immediately recognizable as such. Early Christians used the same artistic media as the surrounding pagan culture. These media included fresco, mosaics, sculpture, and manuscript illumination. Early Christian art not only used Roman forms, it also used Roman styles. Late classical style included a proportional portrayal of the human body and impressionistic presentation of space. Late classical style is seen in early Christian frescos, such as those in the catacombs of Rome. Early Christians adapted Roman motifs and gave new meanings to what had been pagan symbols. Among the motifs adopted were the peacock, grapevines, and the good shepherd. Early Christians also developed their own iconography, for example such symbols as the fish (ikhthus), were not borrowed from pagan iconography. After about the year 200 Christian art must be broken into two periods: before and after the First Council of Nicea in 325, before being the Ante-Nicene Period and after being the period of the First seven Ecumenical Councils. Contents Hopes this helps answer a few questions.... Quote Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 what questions might it answer? Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Gerr Posted February 28, 2010 Moderators Share Posted February 28, 2010 And... they didn't have nominating committees! Read Acts 1:20-23. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SivartM Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 And do we ever hear from Matthias again? Apparently he didn't work out and they dropped the idea of nominating committees. Quote "Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much." - Oscar Wilde�Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets." - Jesus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Gerr Posted February 28, 2010 Moderators Share Posted February 28, 2010 And how much did we hear about Simon the Canaanean/zealot or Thaddaeus, or Bartholomew, after their appointment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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