Notes by Lana
· Cyclical vs. Linear - History is linear –
there is a beginning & an end
· God is in control of history – Acts 17:26-27 – He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the
face of the earth, having determined their
appointed times & the boundaries of
their habitation, that they would seek God…….
· Boundaries of people group is not necessary
the same as political or linguistic boundaries
· Galatians 4:4-5 – But when the fullness of the time came, God sent
forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, so that He might redeem
those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons
· God is drawing a people back to Himself
· God is the one who is going to determine what
is going to happen when & where
· 4 mechanisms for advancing the gospel in the
Bible
Voluntary Going – Eg. Abraham
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Involuntary Going – Eg. Jonah, Joseph
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Voluntary Coming – Eg. Naaman
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Involuntary Coming – Eg. Ruth & Naomi,
slaves, Roman soldiers
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·
10
Epochs of Redemptive History (Covering the final 5)
Romans
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Barbarians
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0 – 400 AD
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400-800 AD
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Preparing the Soil
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Roman
empire
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Roman
peace
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Roman
roads
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Common
languages
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Dissatisfaction
with old religions
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Jewish
Dispora - one God
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Pilgrim
routes to Jerusalem – Pentecost, Passover etc
Jerusalem to Rome
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Jews
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Gentiles
·
Center
of the Jewish world (Jerusalem) to the center of the Gentile world (Rome)
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The
focus of Acts – Jewish based religion to a Gentile based religion
2nd Century
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Expansion
of the gospel in the Roman empire
1.
Preaching
the gospel
2.
People
coming to Christ
3.
Persecution
·
The
blood of the martyrs was the seed of the church
Constantine
·
313
Edict of Toleration (Forbidden to persecute Christians)
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325
Council of Nicea
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330
Constantine moves to Byzantium (East vs. West had different “direction”)
Ufilas (from East)
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Arian
(doesn’t believe in the deity of Christ)
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Missionary
to the Goths/ Barbarians
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Translated
Bible
Theodosius
·
380
Theodosius – Christianity official religion of the empire
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Patrick 389-461
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Celtic
mission – Thrust to Europe 500-800 AD
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Ireland:
became a christian nation
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1st
nation to abolish slavery
Boniface 672-754
Charlemagne
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King
of Frank
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Christian
education
Nestorian expansion to
the East 480-1250 AD
1st attempt to get into China
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Voluntary
going: Peter
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Involuntary
going: Persecuted Christians
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Voluntary
coming: Ethiopian
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Voluntary
going: Patrick; Nestorians
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Involuntary
going: Slaves
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Vikings
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Muslims
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800-1200 AD
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1200-1600
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Raiding
– after gold, food etc & take slaves, & priests back
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Denmark,
Sweden, Norway – churches were established
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Islamic
expansion
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732
Muslim defeat at Tours – Stop of advance in Western Europe
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1453
Fall of Constantinople to Muslims
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No
organized resistance because the Roman empire no longer exists
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3
options: Become a Muslim; get killed; pay heavy taxes
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The
North African churches fell because:
1.
It was
never truly indigenous – it was a Latin church that imposed its influence
over there
2.
Never
translated scriptures into local languages (KEY: HEART language)
3.
Growth
of the sacramental system
4.
Theological
controversies
Crusades
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Stole,
killed, raped many
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Referred
to the 1st Holocaust by the Jews
St Francis of Assisi
· Loved animals
· Made a few journeys to North Africa
Ramon Llull
· Learned Arabic
· Read the Quran – used apologetics to reach
Muslims
· Started a seminary
· Martyred in a small town – 30-40 years
later, the town came to Christ
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Voluntary going
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Ends of the
earth
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1600–2000 AD
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Europe’s
Isolation 1453 – just came out of the Dark Ages
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During
those days, the Arabs were at their peak - military, science, technology etc
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Discovered
ships which enabled them to reach travel to different parts of the world:
1.
Dias
1487 (South Africa)
2.
Columbus
1492
3.
Vasco
da Gama 1497
4.
Magellan
1519 (all around the world)
Catholics
· Treaty of Tordesillas – 1493
· “Split the world into half – Spain &
Portugal
· Spain to the West
· Portugal to the East
St. Francis Xavier
Matteo Ricci
· China 1583
· Methodology: Reach the upper class via
science
Roman Catholic Missions
1500-1800
Reformation Europe
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Chaos
1. Survival
2. Isolation
3. Need for structural reform
4. Belief the great commission had been
fulfilled
5. Limited concept of missions
Modality
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“Mum”
(provides comfort)
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Characteristics: Inclusive, nurtured-oriented, structured,
fellowship church
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Strengthen
the church
Sodality
· “Soldier”
· Characteristics: Task oriented, Mission
society
· Extend the church
3 Eras of Modern Missions
1.
1st
Era 1792-1910 (William Carey)
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Believed
that everyone should hear the gospel
·
Went
to the Coast Lands
2.
2nd
Era 1865-1980 (Hudson Taylor)
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Reached
people in the Inland
3.
3rd
Era 1934-Today - Unreached peoples
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You
can have one language, but different people groups
* 4th Era - People going from everywhere to everywhere
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