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The early church, pt. 2 -- Houses Divided

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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How Did the Church Function as a Uniformed Organization?

The idea of trinity helped people, and it seemed to clarify things certain ways. But there were still unresolved questions. Is the father eternal, but the son came into being later, and hence is derived from the father? Or are they both eternal? We won't get into that. Ok, so finally, how were all these disputes worked out? Well, more and more overtimeas as the church grew, and as people wanted to settle these disputes, little by little, poles of authority had to form. People had to first come to agreement about, well, who judges and who decides? Who do you turn to if you have a question or a dispute to work out who's correct

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