church-history
Historical studies on the development of Christian doctrine, early church writings, councils, and controversies.
Contacting Dallas M. Roark Paid Members Public
Contacting Dallas M. Roark Dallas Roark welcomes your feedback, critique, and further questions to all of his papers published on Answering Islam. You can reach him via email here. Before writing you may want to read his answer to some earlier emails in response to his articles.
The Second Hundred Years of the Gospel Paid Members Public
E. THE SECOND HUNDRED YEARS OF THE GOSPEL In following the historical development of the Gospel-New Testament from the time Jesus started preaching until John wrote the last Gospel account between 80 and 95 AD, we have found no evidence for alteration or falsification of the Bible. Photograph 1 of
Struggle and Conflict in Early Christianity Compared with Struggle and Conflict in Early Islam Paid Members Public
"Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry." --Luke 4:2 D.
The Language of the New Testament Paid Members Public
The Language of the New Testament Dear Friends, I have been asked to write this article on the language of the New Testament because of questions asked by Muslim friends about the languages of the New Testament that infer that the New Testament writers did not accurately record the words
More Similarities between the Lord Jesus Christ and the Apostle Paul Paid Members Public
compiled by Anthony Wales [ Note: The following is a sequel to the first article titled 100 Similarities between the Lord Jesus Christ and the Apostle Paul. ] 101. Jesus observed the Jewish Law JESUS: Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come
Addendum on Persecution: Fight or Flight? Paid Members Public
Addendum: Fight or Flight? James M. Arlandson After I finished the series on Pacifism and the Sword in the New Testament, someone wrote me these questions: What if the Church is targeted for persecution by the government or by large groups of extremists, but the government does not come to
Questions and answers on pacifism and the sword Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson Christians are commanded to love their enemies, so are Christian soldiers and police officers permitted to kill them? How can they maintain their witness about God when they may have to pull the trigger? Wasnt Jesus a pacifist? Wouldnt revelations guide the State better than reason? This
Officers, soldiers, and God Paid Members Public
James M. Arlandson According to the New Testament, is it possible to be honored by God and be a weapon-carrying soldier or law enforcement officer, at the same time? Does God approve of soldiers and officers of the State? Does he condemn the military? If not, may individual Christians serve,