Church Historythe Reformation

the Word & Tablethrough two millennium

Church Historythe Reformation

the Word & Tablethrough two millennium

A Timeline ofChurch History

Medieval ChurchAncientChurch

600 1500

ReformationChurch

2000

ModernChurch

ca. 33

A Timeline ofChurch History

Medieval ChurchAncientChurch

600 1500

ReformationChurch

2000

ModernChurch

ca. 33

Church’s Cultural Beginnings

Politically – Roman

Culturally – Greek

Religiously - Jewish

Surrounding theEarly Church

Ancient Church Timeline

TheologiansApologistsChurchFathers

Apostles

100 150 300 600

Church’s Cultural Impact Early

Politically – Roman

Culturally – Greek/Latin

Religiously – Christian

The Impact of theAncient Church

Pope Gregory I – aka “the Great”

Upholds Rome’sSupremacy.

Takes on Civic Duties

A “Popular” Religion& Sacramentalism.

The Ancient ChurchMorphs into the Middle Ages

A Timeline ofChurch History

Medieval Church

AncientChurch

600 1500

ReformationChurch

2000

ModernChurch

ca. 33

Gregory I~600 AD Gregory VII

~1100 AD Boniface VIII~1300ADPepin

“the Short”754 AD

The Reign of the Medieval Church

The Church is the Culture

Politically – Church

Culturally – Frankish/Germanic

Religiously – Romanism

A Timeline ofChurch History

Medieval ChurchAncientChurch

600 1500

ReformationChurch

2000

ModernChurch

ca. 33

The Doctrines of Demise

Peter Lombard (1100-60) & Thomas Aquinas (1224-75)

Lombard Claims Sanctification Precedes Justification.

Lombard Systematizes Seven SacramentsAquinas makes Lombard’s Work Elegant,

Emphasizing “Co-operative” Grace!

The Doctrines of Demise

So, What Did Lombard & Aquinas Say?

Justification

Remissionof Sins

Virtue increases… -by the Spirit -through the sacraments -in faith.

Salvation

The GatheringStrom

There Were Many Dissenting Voices:The Council of Constance (1414-17) , a

Desire to Return to Previous Councils.Waldenses (~12th Century France): valued

preaching & rejected most sacraments. John Huss, John Wycliffe, Dante’s

Inferno, William Savanarola, et al.

The GatheringStrom

Some Background World Events:The Rise of Humanism challenging

Scholasticism ~ RenaissanceThe Press of IslamA General Desire of Germanic Kingdoms

to Break Away from Rome’s Influence.

The Straw that Breaksthe Camel’s Back

John Tetzel sells Indulgences…

…on top of

many other

things.

Luther,the Man

A Bit on Luther…Strict Augustinian MonkObjection to Indulgences, the

remission of sin from the Treasury.Discovered the Gospel while

lecturing on Romans, but hammered it home in Galatians. But when?

Known as “the Tower Experience.”

Luther,the 95 Theses

Reformation Day:

October 31, 1517

Luther vs. ErasmusThe Bondage of the Will

vs.

The Doctrines of Demise

So, What Did Lombard & Aquinas Say?

Justification

Remissionof Sins

Virtue increases… -by the Spirit -through the sacraments -in faith.

Salvation

Recovering the TrueTeachings of Christ

What were Luther & the Reformers Saying?

Glorification

Growth Occurs… -by the Spirit -through obedience -in faith.

Salvation

Justification by grace through faith.

How Was the Bible “Recovered”?

The Printing Press Allowed for Mass Copying.

Erasmus Publishes a Greek New Testament.

Jerome’s translation is Updated, the Vulgate

People Begin to Translate the Bible into their Mother Tongue (e.g. Luther’s German Bible).

What Happened tothe Scriptures?

The Legacy ofThe Reformation

What Can We Learn from the Reformation?

The Scripture in One’s Own Language is an Invaluable Resource.

Individuals Can Make a Difference.

Doctrine Matters, Know what is Orthodox!

Tradition is Important…What!

Church Historythe Reformation

the Word & Tablethrough two millennium