306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman emperor (Source)
312 - Constantine I defeats Maxentius, becoming the sole Roman emperor in the West (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
Origin, Constantine, and Nicaea, by James White
Church History - Constantine 312-337, by Michael Philipps
Constantine and the New State Church, by Brian Borgman
1344 - The lower town of Smyrna is captured by Crusaders in response to Aydinid piracy (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
Second Crusade and Saladin, by Dr. Paul Ferguson
Church History: the Crusades, by Matt Powell
Holy Roman Empire and Monasteries, by James White
Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire, by Matt Marino
1466 - Dutch philosopher Erasmus born (died in 1536) (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
The 500th Anniversary of Erasmus' Egg, by Brian Borgman
Erasmus, Dr. James White
Recommended sermon:
Total Depravity, Part 1, by Rev. Paul den Butter
Recommended hymn that was written by Martin Luther (1483-1446):
A Mighty Fortress is Our God
Here are 2 quotes that show what Protestant Reformer Martin Luther (1483-1546) thought about
Roman Catholic scholar Erasmus (1466-1636):
"'You alone,' [Luther] tells Erasmus, 'have attacked the real thing, that is, the essential issue. You have not worried me with those extraneous issues about the Papacy, purgatory, indulgences and such like - trifles, rather than issues - in respect of which almost all to date have sought my blood...you, and you alone, have seen the hinge on which all turns, and aimed for the vital spot. For that, I heartily think you; for it is more gratifying to me to deal with this issue.' 'Free-Will' was no academic question to Luther; the whole gospel of the grace of God, he held, was bound up with it, and stood or fell according to the way one decided it." (Source)
Here is the second quote:
'Whenever I pray, I pray for a curse upon Erasmus.' That quote appears in Martin Luther's Table Talk, the same place where he called the Prince of the Humanists 'the vilest miscreant that ever disgraced the earth.,' and quipped that those who do not hate Satan ought to love Erasmus (Sorce)
Recommended reading:
312 - Constantine I defeats Maxentius, becoming the sole Roman emperor in the West (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
Origin, Constantine, and Nicaea, by James White
Church History - Constantine 312-337, by Michael Philipps
Constantine and the New State Church, by Brian Borgman
1344 - The lower town of Smyrna is captured by Crusaders in response to Aydinid piracy (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
Second Crusade and Saladin, by Dr. Paul Ferguson
Church History: the Crusades, by Matt Powell
Holy Roman Empire and Monasteries, by James White
Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire, by Matt Marino
1466 - Dutch philosopher Erasmus born (died in 1536) (Source)
Recommended sermons and podcasts:
The 500th Anniversary of Erasmus' Egg, by Brian Borgman
Erasmus, Dr. James White
Recommended sermon:
Total Depravity, Part 1, by Rev. Paul den Butter
Recommended hymn that was written by Martin Luther (1483-1446):
A Mighty Fortress is Our God
Here are 2 quotes that show what Protestant Reformer Martin Luther (1483-1546) thought about
Roman Catholic scholar Erasmus (1466-1636):
"'You alone,' [Luther] tells Erasmus, 'have attacked the real thing, that is, the essential issue. You have not worried me with those extraneous issues about the Papacy, purgatory, indulgences and such like - trifles, rather than issues - in respect of which almost all to date have sought my blood...you, and you alone, have seen the hinge on which all turns, and aimed for the vital spot. For that, I heartily think you; for it is more gratifying to me to deal with this issue.' 'Free-Will' was no academic question to Luther; the whole gospel of the grace of God, he held, was bound up with it, and stood or fell according to the way one decided it." (Source)
Here is the second quote:
'Whenever I pray, I pray for a curse upon Erasmus.' That quote appears in Martin Luther's Table Talk, the same place where he called the Prince of the Humanists 'the vilest miscreant that ever disgraced the earth.,' and quipped that those who do not hate Satan ought to love Erasmus (Sorce)
Recommended reading:
