February 6, 2010
by Julian Freeman
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You bet he did! Like most Christians throughout the history of the church, this famous believer was prone to discouragement. When he saw the sway that sin still held in his life he would begin to question whether or not … Continue reading
May 1, 2009
by Julian Freeman
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Every month ChristianAudio.com gives away a coupon code to download one of their audiobooks for free. Oftentimes these books are quite good! One I got Augustine’s On Christian Doctrine. Another time they were offering Don Whitney’s Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian … Continue reading
July 27, 2007
by Julian Freeman
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In the previous post we saw that the ancient church’s view of a historical phenomenon (namely, the Roman Empire) shifted dramatically within the space of a few generations, on account of their particular experiences with that empire. I would suggest … Continue reading
July 25, 2007
by Julian Freeman
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Looking over my notes today from my early church history course, I noticed something interesting. It’s nothing new or profound, but it caught my attention anyway. The church’s response to the fall of Rome was weird, in many ways. I … Continue reading
February 10, 2007
by Julian Freeman
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I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately for several of my courses about textual criticism of the New Testament Greek texts. It’s been really interesting, to say the least, and I’ve been learning lots. One of the greatest things … Continue reading
February 9, 2007
by Julian Freeman
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Today I thought I’d do a google search for a chart giving a chronological listing of the New Testament books, according to the date authored. Maybe I’m just a really bad googler or something, but I had a hard time … Continue reading
February 8, 2007
by Julian Freeman
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Tertullian lived ca.150-ca.225 AD. He was born in Carthage, which is in North Africa (so he was probably a little darker than the picture would suggest). He was a man brilliantly gifted by God for writing. He wrote extensively on … Continue reading