Galatia

Following the death of Christ, and the martyrdom of St. Stephen, the Church was under persecution from those who would rather see the message of Christ be extinguished. No greater persecutor of Christians existed than may be found in the example of Paul, “Going from houses to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison” (Acts 8:2 New International Version). Following Paul’s conversion on the road to Damascus, Paul once again emerged as a prolific character in the history of the…

Jerusalem to report to the church elders. His visit started a dispute on whether Christians had to first become Jews. Paul said no. The controversy was temporarily solved in Paul’s favor and he then went on his second and third missionary journeys to Galatia, Phrygia, Macedonia, and Greece. After his third missionary trip, Paul returned to Jerusalem where he ran into a dispute with the Sanhedrin. He was in the middle of a civil disturbance and was arrested and brought back to Caesarea. In…

Abortion is a very touchy and seems to be a very recent issue in today’s society, but it is interesting to know that abortion is actually an age-old issue. It’s been actually a bigger issue before than it is now; abortion has been hiding in the shadows of larger issues and has passed through the centuries rarely noticed and discussed. It is noteworthy to see what the early church and society thought about abortion and why they believed the way they did. Abortion has recently been a big issue and…