The Gospel of Christ : A Plain Look at the Gospel as Taught By Jesus Christ in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

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Edict of Thessalonica

"It is our desire that all the various nations which are subject to our Clemency and Moderation, should continue to profess that religion which was delivered to the Romans by the divine Apostle Peter, as it has been preserved by faithful tradition, and which is now professed by the Pontiff Damasus and by Peter, Bishop of Alexandria, a man of apostolic holiness. According to the apostolic teaching and the doctrine of the Gospel, let us believe in the one deity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, in equal majesty and in a holy Trinity.

We authorize the followers of this law to assume the title of Catholic Christians; but as for the others, since, in our judgment they are foolish madmen, we decree that they shall be branded with the ignominious name of heretics, and shall not presume to give to their conventicles the name of churches.

They will suffer in the first place the chastisement of the divine condemnation and in the second the punishment of our authority which in accordance with the will of Heaven we shall decide to inflict." - —Codex Theodosianus, xvi.1.2

The Edict of Thessolonica

In 379, Theodosius the Great "Flavius Theodosius Augustus" became Emperor of both the Eastern and Western Empires of Rome. His rule completed the apostasy of Christs Gospel by taking what was left of the early church and turning it into a government institution, something Christ warned us could not be so.

" My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence."

With the culmination of the Edict of Thessolonica, Theodosius, Gratian (Flavius Gratianus Augustus) and Valentinian (Flavius Valentinianus Augustus) took the pure Gospel of Christ and made it into something Christ never intended it to be. Secular law. Furthermore, it made other beliefs, creeds and doctrines illegal, and offered openly to persecute such religions and beliefs as the self professed pious leaders saw fit.

So while on first glance Christians might conclude that Theodosius was a friend to the Christian Church, the fact was he did nothing but warp the Gospel into a totalitarian medium by which to control the masses.

Science & Theology

Does Science contradict the Bible?

God created our brains and commanded us to use them. Science is not contrary to the Bible nor the Gospel of Christ. Science permitds us to understand the universe we inhabit. Religion and Faith permits us to examine the why behind the how and when. Using Science means using the talents and capabilities that were given us to understand the universe around us. Without science man is groping in the dark and mysticism and superstition find fertile breeding grounds to thrive in. Science shines a light on reality and the environment in which we live. Religion shines a light on why we are here, and for what purpose it may have been created. Combined science and religion can bring us closer to understanding our environment and purpose here. Insisting on seperating the two limits the potential for understaning and restricts the availability of information as well as perspective.

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