A History of ChristianityGary Thome

Sermon on the Mount by Cosimo Rosselli

The gates of Hades Caesarea Philippi

And so I say to you you are Peter and upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it (Mt 1618)

Amen amen I say to you unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood you do not have life within you Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life (Jn 653-54)

The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci

ldquoTake and eat this is my bodyrdquo (Mt 2626)

ldquoFather into your hands I commend my spiritrdquo

Luke 2346

I am the resurrection and the life whoever believes in me even if he dies will live(John 1125)

Pentacost by Jean Restout 1732

I will ask the Father and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always the Spirit of truth (Jn 1416-17)

Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire which parted and came to rest on each one of them And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 23-4)

St Paul preaching in Athens

Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel(1 Cor 916)

ldquoGo into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature Whoever believes and is baptized will be savedrdquo (Mk 1615-16)

As they were stoning Stephen he called out ldquoLord Jesus receive my spiritrdquo Then he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice ldquoLord do not hold this sin against themrdquo and when

he said this he fell asleep (Acts 759-60)

Jacopo amp Domenico TintorettoMartyrdom of St Stephen Protomartyr 1594

They appointed presbyters for them in each church (Acts 1423)

A bishop must be irreproachable (1Tim 32)

The church of the living God the pillar and foundation of truth (1 Tim 315)

Sermon on the Mount by Cosimo Rosselli

The gates of Hades Caesarea Philippi

And so I say to you you are Peter and upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it (Mt 1618)

Amen amen I say to you unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood you do not have life within you Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life (Jn 653-54)

The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci

ldquoTake and eat this is my bodyrdquo (Mt 2626)

ldquoFather into your hands I commend my spiritrdquo

Luke 2346

I am the resurrection and the life whoever believes in me even if he dies will live(John 1125)

Pentacost by Jean Restout 1732

I will ask the Father and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always the Spirit of truth (Jn 1416-17)

Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire which parted and came to rest on each one of them And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 23-4)

St Paul preaching in Athens

Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel(1 Cor 916)

ldquoGo into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature Whoever believes and is baptized will be savedrdquo (Mk 1615-16)

As they were stoning Stephen he called out ldquoLord Jesus receive my spiritrdquo Then he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice ldquoLord do not hold this sin against themrdquo and when

he said this he fell asleep (Acts 759-60)

Jacopo amp Domenico TintorettoMartyrdom of St Stephen Protomartyr 1594

They appointed presbyters for them in each church (Acts 1423)

A bishop must be irreproachable (1Tim 32)

The church of the living God the pillar and foundation of truth (1 Tim 315)

The gates of Hades Caesarea Philippi

And so I say to you you are Peter and upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it (Mt 1618)

Amen amen I say to you unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood you do not have life within you Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life (Jn 653-54)

The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci

ldquoTake and eat this is my bodyrdquo (Mt 2626)

ldquoFather into your hands I commend my spiritrdquo

Luke 2346

I am the resurrection and the life whoever believes in me even if he dies will live(John 1125)

Pentacost by Jean Restout 1732

I will ask the Father and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always the Spirit of truth (Jn 1416-17)

Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire which parted and came to rest on each one of them And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 23-4)

St Paul preaching in Athens

Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel(1 Cor 916)

ldquoGo into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature Whoever believes and is baptized will be savedrdquo (Mk 1615-16)

As they were stoning Stephen he called out ldquoLord Jesus receive my spiritrdquo Then he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice ldquoLord do not hold this sin against themrdquo and when

he said this he fell asleep (Acts 759-60)

Jacopo amp Domenico TintorettoMartyrdom of St Stephen Protomartyr 1594

They appointed presbyters for them in each church (Acts 1423)

A bishop must be irreproachable (1Tim 32)

The church of the living God the pillar and foundation of truth (1 Tim 315)

Amen amen I say to you unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood you do not have life within you Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life (Jn 653-54)

The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci

ldquoTake and eat this is my bodyrdquo (Mt 2626)

ldquoFather into your hands I commend my spiritrdquo

Luke 2346

I am the resurrection and the life whoever believes in me even if he dies will live(John 1125)

Pentacost by Jean Restout 1732

I will ask the Father and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always the Spirit of truth (Jn 1416-17)

Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire which parted and came to rest on each one of them And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 23-4)

St Paul preaching in Athens

Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel(1 Cor 916)

ldquoGo into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature Whoever believes and is baptized will be savedrdquo (Mk 1615-16)

As they were stoning Stephen he called out ldquoLord Jesus receive my spiritrdquo Then he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice ldquoLord do not hold this sin against themrdquo and when

he said this he fell asleep (Acts 759-60)

Jacopo amp Domenico TintorettoMartyrdom of St Stephen Protomartyr 1594

They appointed presbyters for them in each church (Acts 1423)

A bishop must be irreproachable (1Tim 32)

The church of the living God the pillar and foundation of truth (1 Tim 315)

ldquoFather into your hands I commend my spiritrdquo

Luke 2346

I am the resurrection and the life whoever believes in me even if he dies will live(John 1125)

Pentacost by Jean Restout 1732

I will ask the Father and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always the Spirit of truth (Jn 1416-17)

Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire which parted and came to rest on each one of them And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 23-4)

St Paul preaching in Athens

Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel(1 Cor 916)

ldquoGo into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature Whoever believes and is baptized will be savedrdquo (Mk 1615-16)

As they were stoning Stephen he called out ldquoLord Jesus receive my spiritrdquo Then he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice ldquoLord do not hold this sin against themrdquo and when

he said this he fell asleep (Acts 759-60)

Jacopo amp Domenico TintorettoMartyrdom of St Stephen Protomartyr 1594

They appointed presbyters for them in each church (Acts 1423)

A bishop must be irreproachable (1Tim 32)

The church of the living God the pillar and foundation of truth (1 Tim 315)

I am the resurrection and the life whoever believes in me even if he dies will live(John 1125)

Pentacost by Jean Restout 1732

I will ask the Father and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always the Spirit of truth (Jn 1416-17)

Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire which parted and came to rest on each one of them And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 23-4)

St Paul preaching in Athens

Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel(1 Cor 916)

ldquoGo into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature Whoever believes and is baptized will be savedrdquo (Mk 1615-16)

As they were stoning Stephen he called out ldquoLord Jesus receive my spiritrdquo Then he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice ldquoLord do not hold this sin against themrdquo and when

he said this he fell asleep (Acts 759-60)

Jacopo amp Domenico TintorettoMartyrdom of St Stephen Protomartyr 1594

They appointed presbyters for them in each church (Acts 1423)

A bishop must be irreproachable (1Tim 32)

The church of the living God the pillar and foundation of truth (1 Tim 315)

Pentacost by Jean Restout 1732

I will ask the Father and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always the Spirit of truth (Jn 1416-17)

Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire which parted and came to rest on each one of them And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 23-4)

St Paul preaching in Athens

Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel(1 Cor 916)

ldquoGo into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature Whoever believes and is baptized will be savedrdquo (Mk 1615-16)

As they were stoning Stephen he called out ldquoLord Jesus receive my spiritrdquo Then he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice ldquoLord do not hold this sin against themrdquo and when

he said this he fell asleep (Acts 759-60)

Jacopo amp Domenico TintorettoMartyrdom of St Stephen Protomartyr 1594

They appointed presbyters for them in each church (Acts 1423)

A bishop must be irreproachable (1Tim 32)

The church of the living God the pillar and foundation of truth (1 Tim 315)

St Paul preaching in Athens

Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel(1 Cor 916)

ldquoGo into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature Whoever believes and is baptized will be savedrdquo (Mk 1615-16)

As they were stoning Stephen he called out ldquoLord Jesus receive my spiritrdquo Then he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice ldquoLord do not hold this sin against themrdquo and when

he said this he fell asleep (Acts 759-60)

Jacopo amp Domenico TintorettoMartyrdom of St Stephen Protomartyr 1594

They appointed presbyters for them in each church (Acts 1423)

A bishop must be irreproachable (1Tim 32)

The church of the living God the pillar and foundation of truth (1 Tim 315)

As they were stoning Stephen he called out ldquoLord Jesus receive my spiritrdquo Then he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice ldquoLord do not hold this sin against themrdquo and when

he said this he fell asleep (Acts 759-60)

Jacopo amp Domenico TintorettoMartyrdom of St Stephen Protomartyr 1594

They appointed presbyters for them in each church (Acts 1423)

A bishop must be irreproachable (1Tim 32)

The church of the living God the pillar and foundation of truth (1 Tim 315)

They appointed presbyters for them in each church (Acts 1423)

A bishop must be irreproachable (1Tim 32)

The church of the living God the pillar and foundation of truth (1 Tim 315)

The church of the living God the pillar and foundation of truth (1 Tim 315)

The communion of saints

We are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses (Heb 121)

ldquoI pray not only for them but also for those who will believe in me through their word so that they may all be one (Jn 1720)

They devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the communal life to the breaking of the bread and to the prayers (Acts

242)

The Church was One

United in Christ And in the Apostles

One body and one Spirit one Lord one faith one baptism one God and Father of all(Eph 44-6)

Martin Luther (1493-1546)

Sola fide faith alone

Sola ScripturaScripture alone

Predestination

Denial of transubstantiation

John Calvin (1509-1564) King Henry VIII (1491-1547)

The crownis supreme head

of the church

Tearing Apart the Unity

Sola fideldquoa person is justified by works and not

by faith alonerdquo James 224

Denial of transubstantiation ldquoThe cup of blessing that we bless is it not a

participation in the blood of Christ The bread that we break is it not a participation in the

body of Christrdquo 1 Cor 1016

The crown is supreme head of the churchldquoRepay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to Godrdquo (Mark 1217)

New doctrines contradicted by scripture

Sola Scriptura ldquoTherefore brothers stand firm and hold fast to the

traditions that you were taught either by an oral statement or by a letter of oursrdquo 2 Thes 215

PredestinationldquoTherefore whoever thinks he is standing

secure should take care not to fallrdquo 1 Cor 1012

Jam 226

1 Cor 1121 Tim 315

Mt 1916-17

1 Cor 927

Rom 25-8

Mt 721

Rom 1122

Phil 212-13

Mt 1618Mt 2818-20

Mt 2413

Gal 54-6

Jn 653-54

Ex 128 Jn 129

Mt 2626

Jn 2117

2 Tim 211-13

Jn 1421

Lk 2219-20

Jn 2125

Christian Religious Wars

The evangelists beating the popePainting in Hampton Court Palace

King Henry VIII England

The execution of English CatholicsEdmund Campion

under Queen Elizabeth

ldquoI pray not only for them but also for those who will believe in me through their word so that they may all be one (Jn 1720)

They devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the communal life to the breaking of the bread and to the prayers (Acts

242)

The Church was One

United in Christ And in the Apostles

One body and one Spirit one Lord one faith one baptism one God and Father of all(Eph 44-6)

Martin Luther (1493-1546)

Sola fide faith alone

Sola ScripturaScripture alone

Predestination

Denial of transubstantiation

John Calvin (1509-1564) King Henry VIII (1491-1547)

The crownis supreme head

of the church

Tearing Apart the Unity

Sola fideldquoa person is justified by works and not

by faith alonerdquo James 224

Denial of transubstantiation ldquoThe cup of blessing that we bless is it not a

participation in the blood of Christ The bread that we break is it not a participation in the

body of Christrdquo 1 Cor 1016

The crown is supreme head of the churchldquoRepay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to Godrdquo (Mark 1217)

New doctrines contradicted by scripture

Sola Scriptura ldquoTherefore brothers stand firm and hold fast to the

traditions that you were taught either by an oral statement or by a letter of oursrdquo 2 Thes 215

PredestinationldquoTherefore whoever thinks he is standing

secure should take care not to fallrdquo 1 Cor 1012

Jam 226

1 Cor 1121 Tim 315

Mt 1916-17

1 Cor 927

Rom 25-8

Mt 721

Rom 1122

Phil 212-13

Mt 1618Mt 2818-20

Mt 2413

Gal 54-6

Jn 653-54

Ex 128 Jn 129

Mt 2626

Jn 2117

2 Tim 211-13

Jn 1421

Lk 2219-20

Jn 2125

Christian Religious Wars

The evangelists beating the popePainting in Hampton Court Palace

King Henry VIII England

The execution of English CatholicsEdmund Campion

under Queen Elizabeth

Martin Luther (1493-1546)

Sola fide faith alone

Sola ScripturaScripture alone

Predestination

Denial of transubstantiation

John Calvin (1509-1564) King Henry VIII (1491-1547)

The crownis supreme head

of the church

Tearing Apart the Unity

Sola fideldquoa person is justified by works and not

by faith alonerdquo James 224

Denial of transubstantiation ldquoThe cup of blessing that we bless is it not a

participation in the blood of Christ The bread that we break is it not a participation in the

body of Christrdquo 1 Cor 1016

The crown is supreme head of the churchldquoRepay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to Godrdquo (Mark 1217)

New doctrines contradicted by scripture

Sola Scriptura ldquoTherefore brothers stand firm and hold fast to the

traditions that you were taught either by an oral statement or by a letter of oursrdquo 2 Thes 215

PredestinationldquoTherefore whoever thinks he is standing

secure should take care not to fallrdquo 1 Cor 1012

Jam 226

1 Cor 1121 Tim 315

Mt 1916-17

1 Cor 927

Rom 25-8

Mt 721

Rom 1122

Phil 212-13

Mt 1618Mt 2818-20

Mt 2413

Gal 54-6

Jn 653-54

Ex 128 Jn 129

Mt 2626

Jn 2117

2 Tim 211-13

Jn 1421

Lk 2219-20

Jn 2125

Christian Religious Wars

The evangelists beating the popePainting in Hampton Court Palace

King Henry VIII England

The execution of English CatholicsEdmund Campion

under Queen Elizabeth

Sola fideldquoa person is justified by works and not

by faith alonerdquo James 224

Denial of transubstantiation ldquoThe cup of blessing that we bless is it not a

participation in the blood of Christ The bread that we break is it not a participation in the

body of Christrdquo 1 Cor 1016

The crown is supreme head of the churchldquoRepay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to Godrdquo (Mark 1217)

New doctrines contradicted by scripture

Sola Scriptura ldquoTherefore brothers stand firm and hold fast to the

traditions that you were taught either by an oral statement or by a letter of oursrdquo 2 Thes 215

PredestinationldquoTherefore whoever thinks he is standing

secure should take care not to fallrdquo 1 Cor 1012

Jam 226

1 Cor 1121 Tim 315

Mt 1916-17

1 Cor 927

Rom 25-8

Mt 721

Rom 1122

Phil 212-13

Mt 1618Mt 2818-20

Mt 2413

Gal 54-6

Jn 653-54

Ex 128 Jn 129

Mt 2626

Jn 2117

2 Tim 211-13

Jn 1421

Lk 2219-20

Jn 2125

Christian Religious Wars

The evangelists beating the popePainting in Hampton Court Palace

King Henry VIII England

The execution of English CatholicsEdmund Campion

under Queen Elizabeth

Christian Religious Wars

The evangelists beating the popePainting in Hampton Court Palace

King Henry VIII England

The execution of English CatholicsEdmund Campion

under Queen Elizabeth

Emergence of Secularism

Margaret SangerEugenics abortion Planned Parenthood

Adolph HitlerNazi WWII the Holocaust

Karl MarxThe Communist Manifesto

Vladimir LeninThe Soviet Union

Mao ZedongCommunist China

A new hope for Christian Unity

Poverty Relief Pro-Life Engaging the culture