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Religion articles 11 & 12

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Happy, excited, changed, spread the message
The apostles (and the other disciples) were so __________, ___________, and ___________ because of jesus that all they wanted to do was _________ _____ __________ to everyone else
Apostles
The _____________ themselves boring the faith from Jerusalem to many other ancient cities
St Paul
After his conversion, ____ ______ brought the faith to Greece, spain, and many other places.
Acts of the Apostles
All of this is recounted in the ______ ___ ______ ____________
Helped the apostles make decisions about who to assign to different roles/tasks, helped them to know which rules non-Jews needed to follow who wanted to become christian, let the apostles know which places to preach, how to avoid death, and what to say
The Holy Spirit was involved in everything the apostles did, and guided them in various ways, such as...
St Paul
__ ________ was one of the biggest evangelists of the early church
Conversion, praying, spreading Christianity
He had a major ____________, spent about three years ____________ about what happened, then .dedicated his life to _________________ __________________
Converison
A change of heart; turning from sin and towards god
To Jews he would talk about Old Testament prophesies, but to Greeks, he spoke about the unknown god they believed in
Examples of St. Paul adapting his preaching to each culture he visited:
Truths of the faith
But, he NEVER changed the ________ _____ _____ _______ !
Incredible amounts of love coming from the ancient Christians that people had never felt before, miraculous occurrences, message of hope for all people
Spiritual reasons why Christianity spread so quickly
Rome was an advanced civilization, St. Paul and others used philosophy to explain the faith, christians' concern for the poor/ each other allowed ancient christians to stay closely connected
Practical reasons why Christianity spread so quickly
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