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  Efforts to restore an earlier, purer form of Christianity are frequently a response to  denominationalism . As  Rubel Shelly  put it, "the motive behind all restoration movements is to tear down the walls of separation by a return to the practice of the original, essential and universal features of the Christian religion." [1] Slideshow Further Reading United Churches of Christ - Today they still promote the 5 principles. Wikipedia article Christian Church Association - interesting read - lots of history. Who are the churches of Christ - Thomas  Olbricht (Pepperdine University) Abner Jones Barton Stone Last Will and Testament and Declaration and Address  - published in 1960, these two documents have been kept for historical reference. Both major in the restoration process. Thomas Campbell

Powerpoint May 12   Images of the Bishops Bible   As we begin to look at Christianity going to America, let's wrap up the Reformation in Europe with an emphasis on what happened in England. England was a power house. There were breakaway groups from the Catholic church and Lutheranism was gaining popularity in the mid to late 1500s.  By 1600 it was on equal ground in some European communities as Roman Catholism. It is important to note how the Bible went from only the priest being able to read it to every home having a copy. List translations here. The English Bible John Wycliff  William Tyndale Miles Coverdale - 1535 Matthew’s Bible - 1537 (a reprint of Tyndale) Great Bible - 1539 Geneva NT- first to have verses. Bishop's Bible King James Revised American Revised More info https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/magazine/article/how-we-got-our-bible-timeline https://baptistnews.com/article/crash-course-in-bible-history-how-the-bible-came-to-be/?gad_source=1&gc...

Powerpoint                                                               Notes Key Passage: 1 Timothy 4   1  The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 2  Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron. 3   They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth. 4  For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, 5  because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer. 6  If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished on t...