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Posts Tagged christian denominations
Reasons All Children Should Enjoy Vacation Bible School
Vacation bible school is a popular summertime activity for children from the ages of 3 to 10, or thereabouts. In many cases there is much more emphasis on “vacation” than “bible,” which is understandable for the age group, although like everything else there is a broad range of types and styles of these programs.
Some parents do consider the religious component of primary importance, especially for older children, and will choose a program that has more structured bible studies, at least stories with biblical characters and themes. For other parents, the most important thing is the socialization of their children, and the interpersonal skills they will develop in the vacation bible school setting. Children instinctively like being around other children, for the most part, and this allows most kids the opportunity for a great deal of fun, along with some education, too.
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Emperor Constantine And The Bible – Where Did The Bible Come From?
Where did the Bible come from? You might have heard the convenient answer “from God”, but the practical truth is that a man named Constantine – supreme ruler of the Roman Empire around 307 A.D. – led a group of about 100 scholars, politicians and military leaders to destroy most books about Jesus and keep a small number of 74 books that supported the government and still gave the Christians a solid Bible that could be used to give hope to the masses. In this way Constantine cemented his authority as a “friend of God” and yet was able to burn hundreds, possibly thousands, of books about religion and even Jesus Christ that were a threat to the government of that time. Constantine created a clever and powerful justification for power that has been called “divine right rule”, a claim that has since been used by earth rulers for thousands of years, and which is still used by many leaders on earth today as justification for their actions and authority over the masses.
To be fair, churches today seldom or never mention the true origins of the Bible. It is much better sounding to say “the Bible is from God” and just leave it at that. No need to get the truth involved that a Roman Emperor compiled the 74 books and started the Catholic church (called the Byzantine church in its early beginnings).
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