The history of the Church has its origin on the day of Pentecost in the city of Jerusalem in Israel in the Middle East, around AD 33. Notoriously, the apostles of Jesus Christ were the first leaders of the Christian Church (Matthew 16:18; Acts 2:14); hence the name Apostolic Church. Some of the basic doctrines of the Apostolic Church are based primarily on Acts 2: 1-4, 36-47, with special emphasis on Acts 2:38 where we have repentance, water baptism in the Name of Jesus, and Gift of the Holy Spirit as requirements of the plan of salvation. Doctrine-obedient Apostles always baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ and taught that God Himself revealed Himself in the flesh (Acts 17: 18,23; 20:28) and never, ever taught the trinity. The Christian leaders who succeeded the Apostles, the so-called post-apostolic fathers, continued to preach the message of the Apostolic Church. These include Hermas, Clement of Rome, Polycarp and Ignatius, whose ministry dates from 90 to 140 AD. found evidence and conclusive evidence of the apostolic message (Oneness) from the days of the post-apostolic fathers until the twentieth century; and this was through movements and men raised by God so that the genuine Word of God would continue to be preached and passed down from generation to generation. For a succinct historical example we can mention, Irenaeus around 200 AD, the Pricilianists from 350 to 700 AD, Euchetas 550 to 900 AD, Bogomilos from 900 to 1400 AD, Abelardo 1079 to 1142 AD, Miguel Serveto 1511 to 1553 AD , Emanuel Swedenborg 1688 to 1772, Alvin E. Velie 1860 to 1904, among others. Due to intense persecution, few historical writings remained outside the records of the Roman Catholic Church. However, some of the so-called "heretics" who were persecuted and killed by the Roman Inquisition, proved to believe in the Oneness of God and were baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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