If you're new here to Servants of Grace, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!In this paper on Friedrich Schleiermacher, I will discuss how Friedrich was raised, the schools he attended, and who was influential to the formation of his theology as well as what impact he made on his era as a Pastor, theologian and philosopher. In tracing his background, thought, education, and the influences upon his life my goal is...

Biblical Christianity is a living organism that breathes life into the areas where it’s effects are felt. When Biblical Christianity is taught souls are converted, sin is exposed and people who were held in bondage to darkness are brought into the light of God’s presence. When this occurs Churches are birthed and communities are changed as the Word of God is proclaimed and entire societies once bound by sin are changed by God’s grace....

The twentieth century was a time of great flux and anxiety in Europe as the supremacy of Christianity in Europe was being challenged by the fronts of biblical criticism, and evolution. When people raise the question of the decline of Christianity among nations or a people group one question that normally arises is, “How is this occurring?” The number one reason this occurs is the local church devalues the role of the Bible. This leads...

In the days after the Apostles died there was a need to clarify what exactly the church was and who was to lead it. In this essay I will trace the history of the Papacy and those who had an influence upon it as well as it’s dominance over Western Europe. I will also briefly discuss some of the positive and negative things the papacy did. The rise of the Papacy began in the fourth quarter of the second century and came about through...

In the world of early Christianity many questions arose regarding what the Faith was and what it meant. As the message of the Gospel began to spread among the Greco-Roman civilization and beyond, the task of clarifying what constituted orthodox doctrine became important. In this research paper, I will discuss some of the heresies that faced the early Church in the first four centuries, as well as the men who had a strong impact on the...