The Church in Early America
Upon arriving in Rhode Island, the only American colony founded upon the principle of religious liberty, the Mumfords began to fellowship with Baptists in Newport. They were not quiet, however, about their belief in the Sabbath. In 1665, within the first year of the Mumfords' arrival, Tacy Hubbard started keeping the Sabbath with them, becoming the first convert in America. Shortly afterward, her husband Samuel joined her. In 1671 the first Sabbath-keeping church in America officially began...
Rise of the Bogomils
In the eighth and ninth centuries, many Armenian Paulicians were forcibly resettled in the Balkans by Byzantine emperors. They were placed there as a bulwark against the invading Bulgar tribes. Relocated to the Balkans, the Paulicians came to be called Bogomils. What did these Bogomils teach Baptism was only to be practiced on grown men and women. images and crosses were idols Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th ed., Bogomils . They also taught that prayer should be done at home, not in separate...
The Cathars and Waldenses
In the beginning of the twelfth century, there was a revitaliza-tion of the Truth with the raising up of the next phase of the Church under the leadership of Peter de Bruys in southeastern France. This stage in church history is characterized by the Church at Thyatira in Revelation 2. The Piedmont valleys of southeastern France were described by Pope Urban II, in 1096, as being infested with heresy. It was from one of these valleys, the Valley Louise, that Peter de Bruys arose in 1104 and began...
Gods Church Through the Ages
God's Church has endured through the ages. It is a little flock Luke 12 32 , but God has always remained true to His promise that the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it Matthew 16 18 . In this revealing booklet, you will find a brief account of the fascinating history of the true Church of God. What Happened to the Church A Dramatic Transition The Church in the Wilderness Taking Root in a New World Schisms, Splits and a New Start GCA Edition 1.0, May 2003 2003 LIVING CHURCH OF GOD TM...
The Paulicians Appear in Armenia
In the fifth century, the Church appeared in remote areas of eastern Asia Minor near the Euphrates River and in the mountains of Armenia. These people were labeled by their contemporaries as Paulicians. Who were they According to Armenian scholar Nina Garsoian in The Paulician Heresy It would, then, appear that the Paulicians are to be taken as the survival of the earlier form of Christianity in Armenia p. 227 . The author also states that the Paulicians were accused of being worse than other...
Where Was the Church That Jesus Built
What had happened to the Church that was established through an outpouring of God's Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost in 31ad Where was Christ and what was He doing during this time In the second and third chapters of the book of Revelation, we find messages that Jesus Christ recorded for the seven churches of Asia Minor. In chapter one, the Apostle John saw a vision of the glorified Christ standing in the midst of seven golden lampstands. These seven lampstands represent the Church of God in...