Outlines of Ecclesiastical History. B. H. Roberts

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       B. H. Roberts

      Outlines of Ecclesiastical History

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4064066216139

Table of Contents

       PART I. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHURCH.

       SECTION I.

       Section II. [ 11 ]

       SECTION III.

       SECTION IV.

       SECTION V.

       SECTION VI.

       SECTION VII.

       SECTION VIII.

       PART II. THE APOSTASY.

       SECTION I.

       SECTION II.

       SECTION III.

       SECTION IV.

       SECTION V.

       SECTION VI.

       SECTION VII.

       SECTION VIII.

       PART III. THE REFORMATION

       SECTION 1.

       SECTION II.

       SECTION III.

       SECTION IV.

       PART IV. THE RESTORATION OF THE GOSPEL.

       SECTION I.

       SECTION II.

       SECTION III.

       SECTION IV.

       SECTION V.

       SECTION VI.

       SECTION VII.

       SECTION VIII.

       SECTION IX.

       SECTION X.

       Index

PART I.

       THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHURCH.

       Table of Contents

SECTION I.

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      1. Birth of Messiah.—Jesus Christ, the Son of God and Savior of the world, was born, most probably, in the year of Rome 753; at a period of the year corresponding to our month of April (see notes 1, 2, end of section). The place of his birth was Bethlehem [Beth-le-hem],^[1] a small town about four miles south of Jerusalem. The birth-place of Messiah was foretold by Micah [Mi-kah], the prophet, more than seven hundred years before the event, in the following prophecy:

      But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah [Ef-ra-tah], though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.^[2]

      2. Parentage of Christ.—Messiah was born of the virgin Mary, a descendant of David, and the espoused wife of Joseph, a carpenter in the little village of Nazareth [Naz-a-reth], who, notwithstanding his humble station in life, was also a descendant of the royal house of David. An angel appeared unto Mary previous to her conception, and thus addressed her:

      Hail thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shall call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shalt be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: and he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God. * * * And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word.^[3]

      3. These two, the mother of Jesus and her betrothed husband, had left their home in Nazareth to enroll their names as members of the house of David, in a census which had been ordered by the Emperor Augustus, and while at Bethlehem Mary was delivered of her son. The enrollment ordered by the emperor had called so many strangers into the little town of Bethlehem that on the arrival