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{{quote5 |내용=To the '''church of God''' in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, . . . |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+1%3A1&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV 2 Corinthians 1:1]}}{{quote5 |내용=For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I [Apostle Paul] persecuted the '''church of God''' and tried to destroy it. |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+1%3A13&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Galatians 1:13]}}
{{quote5 |내용=To the '''church of God''' in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, . . . |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+1%3A1&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV 2 Corinthians 1:1]}}{{quote5 |내용=For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I [Apostle Paul] persecuted the '''church of God''' and tried to destroy it. |출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+1%3A13&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV Galatians 1:13]}}


As Jesus taught, the early Church of God kept the seven feasts in three times of the new covenant, including the Passover,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?type=general&q1=1+Corinthians+5%3A7-8&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 5:7-8 |publisher= }}</ref> the [[Pentecost|Day of Pentecost]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+2%3A1-4&version=NIV |title=Acts 2:1–4 |publisher= }}</ref> the [[Feast of Tabernacles]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+7%3A2-38&version=NIV |title=John 7:2–38 |publisher= }}</ref> and the [[Sabbath]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+17%3A2&version=NIV |title=Acts 17:2 |publisher= }}</ref> which is the weekly feast. After [[Resurrection of Jesus|Jesus’ resurrection]] and [[Ascension of Jesus|ascension]], the members of the early Church received the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost and began to preach the gospel. As a result, the number of people who received Jesus as their Savior increased explosively, and churches were established in many regions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+2%3A1-41&version=NIV |title=Acts 2:1–41 |publisher= }}</ref> The fact that the gospel was rapidly preached to Gentile nations and cities beyond [[Jerusalem]] and Israel, is evident in the record of Apostle Paul’s missionary journeys. Churches were established in Ephesus,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+20%3A17&version=NIV |title=Acts 20:17 |publisher= }}</ref> Corinth,<ref name=":0" /> Antioch,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+13%3A1&version=NIV |title=Acts 13:1 |publisher= }}</ref> etc., and the seeds of the gospel were sown in many European regions, including Thessalonica,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+17%3A1-2&version=NIV |title=Acts 17:1–2 |publisher= }}</ref> Athens,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+17%3A16-17&version=NIV |title=Acts 17:16–17 |publisher= }}</ref> Malta,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+28%3A1-8&version=NIV |title=Acts 28:1–8 |publisher= }}</ref> Perga,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+14%3A20-25&version=NIV |title=Acts 14:20–25 |publisher= }}</ref> Cyprus,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+13%3A4-5&version=NIV |title=Acts 13:4–5 |publisher= }}</ref> and Rome.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+1%3A7&version=NIV |title=Romans 1:7 |publisher= }}</ref>
As Jesus taught, the early Church of God kept the seven feasts in three times of the new covenant, including the Passover,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studylight.org/study-desk.html?type=general&q1=1+Corinthians+5%3A7-8&OLWordSearchRange=beg&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 5:7-8 |publisher= }}</ref> the [[Pentecost|Day of Pentecost]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+2%3A1-4&version=NIV |title=Acts 2:1–4 |publisher= }}</ref> the [[Feast of Tabernacles]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+7%3A2-38&version=NIV |title=John 7:2–38 |publisher= }}</ref> and the [[Sabbath]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+17%3A2&version=NIV |title=Acts 17:2 |publisher= }}</ref> which is the weekly feast. After [[Jesus' Resurrection|Jesus’ resurrection]] and [[Ascension of Jesus|ascension]], the members of the early Church received the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost and began to preach the gospel. As a result, the number of people who received Jesus as their Savior increased explosively, and churches were established in many regions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+2%3A1-41&version=NIV |title=Acts 2:1–41 |publisher= }}</ref> The fact that the gospel was rapidly preached to Gentile nations and cities beyond [[Jerusalem]] and Israel, is evident in the record of Apostle Paul’s missionary journeys. Churches were established in Ephesus,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+20%3A17&version=NIV |title=Acts 20:17 |publisher= }}</ref> Corinth,<ref name=":0" /> Antioch,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+13%3A1&version=NIV |title=Acts 13:1 |publisher= }}</ref> etc., and the seeds of the gospel were sown in many European regions, including Thessalonica,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+17%3A1-2&version=NIV |title=Acts 17:1–2 |publisher= }}</ref> Athens,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+17%3A16-17&version=NIV |title=Acts 17:16–17 |publisher= }}</ref> Malta,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+28%3A1-8&version=NIV |title=Acts 28:1–8 |publisher= }}</ref> Perga,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+14%3A20-25&version=NIV |title=Acts 14:20–25 |publisher= }}</ref> Cyprus,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+13%3A4-5&version=NIV |title=Acts 13:4–5 |publisher= }}</ref> and Rome.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+1%3A7&version=NIV |title=Romans 1:7 |publisher= }}</ref>


==Secularization of the Church and the Dark Ages==
==Secularization of the Church and the Dark Ages==