A. Factors of Rome's Decline & Fall - 1. 312, Christianity legalized - 2. 391, Nicene Christianity official Roman Religion --- a. church buildings built; house churches disappearing --- b. monasteries are seats of learning - 3. 410, Arian Visigoths sack Rome - 4. 440, Leo I pronounces his papal authority - 5. 476, Romulus ousted; Middle Ages officially begins B. Features of Middle Age Depravity (& Death) - 1. Rural vs. urban life cultures - 2. Widespread illiteracy - 3. Church power breeds corruption - 4. Unhealthy conditions C. Fallen Men & Malevolence - 1. Muhammad (?-632) declares himself a prophet, c.610 - 2. Innocent III (c.1160-1216) D. Further Timeline of Historical Events - 1. 688-691, Dome of the Rock built in Jerusalem - 2. 711, Moors invade Spain & Portugal - 3. 1201, height of papal authority - 4. 1348-1351, Bubonic Plague - 5. 1456, Gutenberg press prints Latin Bible - 6. 1459, Spanish Inquisition begins - 7. 1492, Columbus discovers America; Jews expelled from Spain; height of papal corruption E. Faithful Men & Lights in Darkness - 1. Patrick of Ireland (c.385-461) - 2. Bernard of Clairvaux (c.1093-1153) - 3. Pierre de Vaux, or Waldo (c.1140-c.1205) - 4. John Wycliffe (c.1330-1384) - 5. Jan Hus (c.1372-1415)
II. CHALLENGED BY HISTORY'S DISTINCT LESSONS
A. Considerations of the Times - 1. Matt 16:18 B. Considerations for Our Times - 1. Rom 8:28-29 - 2. 1 Tim 6:20-21
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Jon Cardwell was saved by God’s grace on June 3, 1985 while serving in the military as a deep sea diver in the U.S. Navy. The call to ministry came 8 years later when he was invited to serve the Lord in the Philippine mission field. Jon’s entry into pastoral ministry came...
