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Jun 3, 2016 · Here are 13 principles for why studying church history is crucial. 1. Remembering is vital. Throughout Scripture, rightly remembering is critical to faithfulness. As early as Eden, Eve listens to the serpent, succumbing to faulty interpretations of the past and of God’s revelation in particular. Throughout the Old Testament, God calls his ...
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Apr 1, 2019 · Here are four good reasons why studying church history is important for us: 1. Today’s church does not exist in a vacuum. We are not the first generation to read the Bible. For the past two-thousand years of our history, Christians have wrestled with Scripture. They have preached sermons, written commentaries, defended orthodoxy (right belief ...
Sep 19, 2023 · Seeing the good and bad in the people and events comprising church history can only make us better. The stories of good inspire us to allow God to use us too, and the stories of evil expose the darkness. As John 1:5 says, “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it” (NLT).
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Nov 19, 2020 · That said, here are six important reasons why you should learn about church history: It connects us to our spiritual heritage. If you’re a Christian, then learning church history is, quite simply, learning the history of your spiritual family. It connects you with those who came before, and this can help give your own faith a sense of ...
Apr 26, 2023 · Studying church history allows life to be put in its proper context. Context helps us understand where we came from and what steps led our forebears to that point. Understanding how people before ...
History is, and must ever continue to be, next to God’s Word, the righest foundation of wisdom, and the surest guide to all successful practical activity. The pleasures of reading history are ...
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Nov 3, 2022 · In addition to safeguarding us from doctrinal error, the study of church history helps protect us from repeating the foolish mistakes of others. One example comes from the life and ministry of John Knox. The fiery Scot wrote a polemical tract in 1558 titled “The First Blast of the Trumpet against the Monstruous Regiment of Women.”.
