How did the early Church evangelize and overthrow the Roman Empire?

Question

survive and prosper almost 350 years, without knowing for sure which books belong in the canon of Scripture?

Answer 1

they were sure until the CC came along and muddied the waters adding to Gods word

Answer 2

You have wrong information:

The crestians didn`t overthrow the Roman Empire. In fact, the Bizantinum Empire was a roman empire. The people from Constantinopole was called romans. But because the muslim comes there in year 1456 AD and destroy the crestians, we don`t know that.

So roman take the True religion because it is TRUE.

The truth is well know also by child. So for a mature person is a matter of time to realize that.

And also because they try to be closer to the Holly Spirit than the leter of Bible. The crestians aren`t farisei.

Answer 3

Rome's official transformation into Christianity was the result of Emporer Constantine's conversion.

I think that it may be because people were less reliant upon the written word in the early years of the Christian Church. Common people couldn't read, Guttenberg wouldn't come along for another thousand-plus years. Even when they did string up the books to make up the Bible, they wouldn't be in common tongue until the Vulgate edition.

Also, it is interesting: I think the Catholic Church gets ripped on a lot for its interests in the cannon of scripture (I think that they omitted things like the Gospel of Thomas? Not sure?), but it was the Protestants who threw out the Deutero-Cannonical books.

Answer 4

The Church did not "overthrow" the Roman Empire. The German invaders overthrew the Roman Empire, which was already internally collapsing.

Answer 5

You're silly......The Roman Empire became The Holy Roman Empire. Christianity didn't win out over Rome, Rome won out over Christianity by assimilating it. This is why most of our Christian celebrations are former Roman holidays.

Answer 6

For sure, towards the end of first century, Chritianity has reached its point of collapse upon death of key leaders and apostles. Apostle Paul had warned the corruption of the church by wolves and false prophets. Truly, critical issues arose after first century ( issue on divinity of Christ, introduction of pagan concepts).
200 years is good enough to run from underground state to something that is a hybrid of Christianity and paganism.

Constantine is wise enough to use Catholicsm (not Christianity) as colonizing weapon.

He even sponsored the council of Nicea in 325 AD to formally put as article of faith that Christ is God. I can not imagine a secular state meddling in the affairs of Church.

If you cannot go against them then join them!
For Christians: If we are persecuted for our deeds then we just follow them.
For empire: If we can not totally annihilate them, then use them.

Answer 7

The Catholic Church survived the catacombs and all the persecution. And it had already defined the canon of scriptures...how else do think it would have survived?

Answer 8

Napoleon did it for them, he went to Russia and was whipped out. Came home to France and was demoted bu Papa Pope.

And was killed by poison by His FATHER,