The Early Christian Church Do you believe in one heavenly God or do you believe in several earthly gods and goddesses? Whether it was an earthly god or a heavenly God, the broader culture in the early centuries wanted to believe in something. There were many contrasting religious views between the Greco-Romans and the Jews in the third century. Christianity materialized from the Jewish background and ended up transforming the religious culture. When the evidence that Jesus was indeed the son of God was shared throughout the culture, it was the most compelling confirmation that the culture of the Early Church was developing and the growth of Christianity would flourish. The Early Christian Church shared ethical concepts, rejected the Greco-Romans views on worshipping a pantheon of gods and goddesses, and religious beliefs were transformed when witnesses observed the resurrection of Jesus. Throughout the rise of the Early Christian Church people shared many different beliefs and values about how citizens should view and live life in this world. Jesus of Nazareth, who claimed to be the messiah, publicly preached in galilee. He shared a value system of medieval Western civilization. The basis for this value system was the ethical concepts of humility, charity, and brotherly love (Spielvogel 131). Despite the fact these were not the values of the Greco-Romans, …show more content…
As shown above there were many religious disputes, beliefs and changes throughout the third century. Under those circumstances, people had to decide if they were going to worship an earthly political ruler or a heavenly God. Because of what the disciples witnessed and their teachings of God’s words, Christianity grew and the culture was able to live a life based on a common set of