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Have you ever wondered what Christians believed in the first few generations after the apostles? Before there were state churches, councils, and denominations? What did they believe about gifts of the Spirit? Or, the millennium? What about baptism and communion? In the “What the Early Christians Believed” series of audio recordings, David Bercot, editor of A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs, explains what these Christians believed on over thirty topics.

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S-Church-Government.jpg CD: Church Government - New!
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What the Early Christians Believed About Church Government. D. Bercot. How was the church governed during the first few centuries of Christianity? What do the early writings reveal? In this message, Bercot discusses:

●   The type of church government the early Christians practiced.
●   What kind of training these leaders received
●   How leaders were chosen—whether by lot, by democratic election or by appointment
●   How early Christian leaders were supported materially

Finally, Bercot looks at what went wrong over the centuries with the early Christian pattern of church leadership, and he discusses what we can do to restore apostolic government in our churches today.
65 min. CD.

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S-What-Jesus-Looked-Like.jpg CD Set: What Did Jesus Look Like? - New!
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D. Bercot. Most western Christians immediately recognize a picture of Jesus when they see one. His face is as familiar as that of Abraham Lincoln or George Washington. Or is it? Is it possible that the real Jesus looked nothing like the portraits of him that have become so commonplace? In this set of CDs, Bercot looks at the historical facts. No portraits or sculptures of Jesus were made in His lifetime. However, we do have paintings and sculptures of men who lived near or at the time of Jesus.

What do they tell us? What about the paintings of Jesus in the catacombs? In addition to discussing these historical sources, Bercot talks about the Shroud of Turin and whether or not it is likely to be the genuine burial cloth of Jesus.
One 65 min. audio CD + 1 picture CD ROM

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S-Early-Christian-Worship.jpg CD: What an Early Christian Worship Service Was Like - New!
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D. Bercot. If you were able to go back to the year 100 A.D. and attend a Christian worship service, what would you experience? Would you hear a sermon? Would you sing hymns? What day of the week would it have been—and what time of day? In this unique message, Bercot takes you to the actual writings of the early Christians to provide you with a window to see for yourself what their weekly services were like.
60 min. audio CD.

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CD-Collage.jpg CD Set: The 5 Basic Doctrines
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5 CDs for the price of 4!

D. Bercot. What the Early Christians Believed About The Five Basic Doctrines: Salvation, Baptism, Communion, Life After Death, and the Trinity. Five CDs.


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S-666.jpg CD: 666 and the Antichrist
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D. Bercot. 70 min. audio CD

In this disc, David Bercot allows the listener to go back in time and learn how the Christians closest in time to the apostles understood the various prophecies about the Antichrist. The number of the beast, 666, meant something very specific to them.

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What the Bible Teaches About Apostolic Succession
Set of Two 70 min. Audio Compact Discs

Some Christians maintain that unless a bishop or minister is ordained through "apostolic succession," he has not been validly ordained as a minister of God. Here is a thorough discussion of what the Bible and the early Christians taught on this subject.
2 70-min. CDs

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Set of Three 70 min. Audio Compact Discs

Christ's atoning death on behalf of mankind is one of the foundational doctrines of the Christian faith. But exactly how did Christ's death open the way of salvation to mankind? Is His righteousness imputed to Christians who live godless lives? Here's a thorough discussion of what the early Christians believed on these topics.
3 70-min. CDs

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S-Baptism.jpg CD: Baptism
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D. Bercot. What the early Christians believed about baptism and how the Scriptures support their beliefs.
70 min. audio CD.

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D. Bercot. What the early Christians believed about church discipline--and how their beliefs were firmly rooted in Scripture.
70 min. audio CD.

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S-Communion.jpg CD: Communion
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What the Early Christians Believed About Communion. Did they view communion as merely a symbol, or did they believe that Christ was truly present in the bread and wine?
70 min. Audio CD.

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S-Christs-Descent.jpg CD: Descent into Hades
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Christ's Descent into Hades
D. Bercot. What the early Christians believed about Christ's descent into Hades or hell. This was once considered a foundational belief of Christianity, and it is one of the tenets taught in the Apostles Creed. 70 min. audio CD.

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What the Early Christians Believed About Divorce and Remarriage. D. Bercot. A century ago, it was extremely rare for a non-Christian—let alone a Christian—to obtain a divorce. Today, so-called Bible-believing Christians divorce one another just as frequently as does the world. The reason is that the Church has abandoned Christ’s teaching on divorce and remarriage.

In this message, Bercot looks at the New Testament teachings on divorce and explains how those passages were applied by the early Christians.
70 min. audio CD.

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What the Early Christians Believed About Entertainment. Discusses the arena, theater, and sporting events of that time period and explains how the early Christians were different from the world of their day.
70 min. audio CD.

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What the Early Christians Believed About Eternal Security. A thorough discussion of their beliefs on this subject, along with the Scriptural support for the views.
70 min. Audio CD .

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S-Gifts-of-Spirit.jpg CD: Gifts of the Spirit
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What the Early Christians Believed About Gifts of the Spirit. Did the miraculous gifts cease with the apostles? We don't have to guess; the historical record tells us.
70 min. Audio CD.

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What the Early Christians Believed About the Head Covering, or woman's prayer veil. What was Paul referring to in 1 Corinthians 11? A veil? Long hair? A custom that only applied to the Corinthians?
70 min. Audio CD

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S-Holidays.jpg CD: Holidays
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Many—but not all—of the holidays that Christians celebrate today are actually pagan festivals re-dressed in Christian clothing. In this informative CD, Bercot goes back to the writings of the early Christians to separate the genuine Christian holy days from pagan holidays. He particularly focuses on Christmas and Easter.

Bercot argues for the importance of commemorating those holy days that are truly Christian.
70 min. audio CD

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What the Early Christians Believed About Venerating Images and Praying to Saints. Did the early Christians use images or icons? Did they pray to saints, Mary, or anyone other than God?
70 min. Audio CD

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S-Imputed-Righteousness.jpg CD: Imputed Righteousness
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What the Early Christians Believed About Imputed Righteousness. Is salvation simply a heavenly bookkeeping transaction, where the righteousness of Christ is credited to Christians whether or not they have any actual holiness in themselves? What did the early Christians believe on this subject?

Note: This CD is included in the Atonement set described above. If you are ordering that set, there is no need to order this CD separately.
70 min. CD.

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What the Early Christians Believed About Israel in Prophecy. Millions of Christians have it all figured out how various Old Testament prophecies are being fulfilled today—or how they will be fulfilled in the future—through the nation of Israel. But are we understanding those prophecies correctly?
Two 70 min. Audio Compact Discs.

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S-Life-After-Death.jpg CD: Life After Death
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What the Early Christians Believed About Life After Death Do we go straight to heaven or hell when we die? Or, is there an intermediate state? Here's what the early Christians believed, along with the Biblical basis for their beliefs.
70 min. audio CD.

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What the Early Christians Believed About The Lord’s Prayer. One day, Jesus’ disciples came to Him, asking, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.” In response, Jesus gave His disciples a brief prayer, that has come to be known as the “Lord’s prayer.” Although this prayer comes from the highest authority possible, very few Christians ever pray this prayer (outside of the liturgical churches). In fact, very few Christians even use it as a model for their prayers.

But did Jesus really intend for His prayer to be ignored? In this message, Bercot discusses what the early church believed about the Lord’s prayer and how they used it. He also goes through each phrase of the prayer and explains what significance the early Christians saw in that phrase.
60 min. CD

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S-Mary.jpg CD: Mary
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D. Bercot. The doctrine of Mary is perhaps the single largest doctrine that separates Catholics from Protestants and evangelicals. In this CD, Bercot provides an objective look at what the Scriptures teach about Mary, as well as what the early Christians believed. Designed to be able to be used in dialogue with Catholics.
70 min. audio CD $4.95

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S-Millenium.jpg CD: Millennium and Rapture
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What The Early Christians Believed About the Millennium and Rapture. Will Christ literally reign on earth for 1000 years? Were the early Christians pre-millennialists, post-millennialists, or amillennialists—or none of the above? Did they believe in a literal rapture—and if so, did they think the rapture would occur “pre-trib,” “mid-trib,” or “post-trib”?
70 min. audio CD.

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S-Modesty.jpg CD: Modest Dress and Cosmetics
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Peter wrote, “Do not let your adornment be outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on apparel—rather let it be the hidden person of the heart.” But just how literally did the early Christians take that apostolic commandment? Bercot quotes extensively from Scripture and the early Christian writings to answer that question. A challenging message!
70 min. audio CD.

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What the Early Christians Believed about Predestination and Free Will. The theological battles between the Calvinists and Arminians —that is, between those who believe in predestination and those who believe in free will— is quite well known to students of theology. But in which camp, if any, did the early Christians fall? The historical witness on this matter is quite clear.
70 min. CD

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S-Sabbath.jpg CD: Sabbath
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What The Early Christians Believed About the Sabbath. Did the early Christians observe a Saturday Sabbath--or any Sabbath at all? Did they worship on Sunday or Saturday? Did they view Sunday as the Christian counterpart of the Jewish Sabbath? Here is a clear discussion of what the early Christians believed on this subject.
70 min. audio CD.

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S-Salvation.gif CD: Salvation
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What The Early Christians Believed About Salvation. Did the early Christians believe that we saved by faith alone? Does obedience play a role in salvation? What the early Christians believed may surprise you.
70 min. CD.

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S-Satan-and-Demons.jpg CD: Satan and the Demons
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What the Early Christians Believed About Satan and the Demons. Some of the things the church originally believed about Satan and the demons is similar to what most Christians believe today. However, much of what Christians originally believed on this subject is quite different from what most Christians today believe. Yet, the original view is solidly based on Scripture. In this message, Bercot explains:

● Exactly what the early Christians believed
● The Scriptures that support the historic belief of the early Christians
● Where their beliefs differed from what is popularly taught today
● When and how the original view changed

70 min. CD

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S-Separation-from-World.jpg CD: Separation from the World
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What the Early Christians Believed About Separation from the World. D. Bercot. The Bible exhorts us: “Adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.” So unless we want to be an enemy of God, we need to live a life of separation from the world. This is how Christians lived when the church was still young.

In this message, Bercot pinpoints five areas where the early Christians lived differently from the world around them:

● Material riches and job employment
● Entertainment
● Participation in government
● Modesty and dress
● Purity and marital fidelity

70 min. CD

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What The Early Christians Believed About Tithing and Fasting. One of the questions we are most frequently asked is: "What did the early Christians believe about tithing? Did they teach literal tithing, or did they simply teach voluntary giving?" In this message, Bercot answers this question in depth. He also discusses what the primitive Christians believed about fasting—including how they fasted.
70 min. audio CD.

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S-Trinity.jpg CD: Trinity
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What The Early Christians Believed About the Trinity. The Trinity is one of the central doctrines of Christianity. Probably most Christians have heard of the Nicene Creed, and they think they hold to its teachings on the Deity of Christ. However, as Bercot explains in this message, most Christians today hold to a view of the Trinity that is not in accordance with either the Nicene Creed or the early Christian doctrine of the Trinity.
70 min. CD.

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What The Early Christians Believed About the Two Kingdoms. The average Christian today has never even heard of the doctrine called "the two kingdoms." Yet, it was a fundamental belief of the primitive church. Without understanding the concept of the two kingdoms, we cannot really embrace apostolic Christianity.
70 min. audio CD.

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What The Early Christians Believed About War. Jesus taught his followers to love their enemies. Did this mean that they could not go to war against them? How literally did the early Christians take Jesus' teachings?
70 min. audio CD.

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S-Why-god-Permits.gif CD: Why God Permits Evil
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What The Early Christians Believed About Why God Permits Evil. Some of the questions most asked today are: "Is there really a God? If so, and if He is Good and Almighty, then why does evil exist? Why wouldn't an Almighty God stamp out all evil? How can an Omnipotent God allow evil catastrophes like 9/11?" The early Christians had sound answers to questions like these.
70 min. audio CD.

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S-Widows-Virgins.jpg CD: The Widows and Virgins: Their Ministry in the Early Church
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D. Bercot. When Paul told Timothy, “Do not let a widow under sixty years old be taken into the number,” he was referring to the order of widows who ministered in the church through intercessory prayer and by visiting sick and imprisoned Christians. In this CD, Bercot discusses the ministry of widows and virgins in the early church.
60 min. audio CD $4.95

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