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Archaeologists believe they have found the world's oldest church in northern Jordan. If tests confirm that it dates back to between AD33 and AD70, it would make it the earliest known place of Christian worship by about 200 years. This find suggests that larger Christian communities already had formal places of worship even in the middle of the first century CE.
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Why were early Christians persecuted?
They would not worship the Emperor, and were not particularly loyal to the Roman Empire.
Why were the early christians accused of atheism and persecuted?
Early Christians refused to worship the Roman Gods. Virtually every other religion at the time was polytheistic (many gods), so when
Why did the Roman Emperor persecute Christian?
Christians refused to worship Roman gods.
What did the Christian's?
The early Christians (those in the first century) strived to imitate Jesus as their leader. This is why they were active Christian proclaimers in preaching the Word. Christians were also well known of refusing to worship the state or the emperor.
Why did Romans Emperor's persecute Christians?
Christians refused to worship Roman gods.
Why was the early church prosecuted?
The early Christians refused to worship the official gods of Rome.
Why were early Christians persecuted?
They would not worship the Emperor, and were not particularly loyal to the Roman Empire.
Where do Christians worship and on what day do they worship?
Primarily, Christians worship in churches on Sundays.
Why were the early christians accused of atheism and persecuted?
Early Christians refused to worship the Roman Gods. Virtually every other religion at the time was polytheistic (many gods), so when
Did early Christians worship god?
Christians at all times since the inception of Chrisitanity have worshiped God; this is one Christianity's basic tenets.
What is the mat Christians worship god on?
Christians do not worship using a mat.
What did the christians believe about worship?
Christians worship God. We often worship with our hands up in the air in worship towards God.
What is the Christianity land of origin?
Christians worship everywhere. "other" Christians worship in Isreal, or Nazareth, or Bethlehem.... but Christians still worship everywhere
Why Christians worship jeasus?
Christians believe him to be God and therefore worship him as God.
What are the names of the places where Christians and Muslims go to worship?
Muslims go to Mosques and Christians go to churches.
Who would Christians not worship?
True Christians only worship Jesus, nothing else.
How many men were required in the day of Paul and his travels to establish a new synagogue?
Though it might appear to be splitting hairs, the early Christians were not establishing synagogues, which is the term used for the places Jews worship. For that matter, they were not establishing churches (the term for the building where Christians worship), either. They were spreading the Good News of salvation through Jesus, which resulted in establishing groups of believers. In the early days of Christianity, the believers themselves were considered the church. Since the early Christians were not establishing a formal place of worship, numbers were not an issue. Deb
