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1. According to Arius (A.D. 250-336)
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Jesus was more than man but less than God
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2. At first, the Roman government did not interfere with Christians because
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the number of Christians was small, and the Roman government was generally tolerant of
local religions
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3. Because there were obvious and important differences between Christians
thought and Greek philosophy
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conservative church fathers rejected classical philosophy in its entirety
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4.The case for the supremacy of the bishop of Rome over the entire church was
, based on
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the belief that Jesus' disciple Peter, on whom Jesus supposedly had announced he would
"build my church," had been the first bishop of Rome
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5. The Christian concept of God and the Greek concept of God differed in that
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Greeks saw God as an abstraction, while the Christians saw God as an active participant in
human lives
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6. Christianity and Stoic ethics were similar in that both
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believed that all human beings are related and possess a fundamental dignity
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7. Christianity succeeded in becoming the dominant religion in the Roman Empire
partly because
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Christians welcomed all people, regardless of wealth, sex, or any other social, physical, or
economic qualities