LOOK BACKWARD
Christian History:
From the Apostles to Today
Curiosity before controversy. Evidence before conclusion. Invitation before accusation.
You are not being asked to erase your Christian story. You are being invited to discover how far back it goes.
New: the interactive timeline
Scroll backward from 2026 and watch the denominational labels disappear, one by one.
LOOK BACKWARD: 2,000 Years in One ScrollFour Ways In
Take the guided journey
Start at the beginning of LOOK BACKWARD and walk step by step toward the Apostles.
Start with a question
Go straight to the evidence on confession, Scripture, the papacy, Mary, the saints and salvation.
Start from your tradition
Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Reformed, Anglican, Evangelical, Pentecostal, Orthodox and more.
Walk the timeline
Follow 2,000 years of events, from Pentecost to the Reformation and beyond.
The Evidence
Full articles on the big questions: confession, Scripture, the canon, the papacy, Mary, the saints and salvation.
- What Did Early Christians Believe About Confession?
- Did Early Christians Believe in Scripture and Tradition?
- Who Decided Which Books Belong in the Bible?
- Did the Early Church Believe in the Papacy?
- What Did Early Christians Believe About Mary?
- Did Early Christians Honor Saints and Martyrs?
- What Did Early Christians Believe About Salvation, Faith and Works?
Questions People Ask
Short, direct answers to the questions people actually search for.
- Did the Council of Nicaea Decide the Bible?
- Did Catholics Add Books to the Bible?
- Did the Church Exist Before the New Testament?
- Did the Early Church Believe in Sola Scriptura?
- Was Peter the First Pope?
- What Did Irenaeus Say About the Church of Rome?
- Did Early Christians Call Mary the New Eve?
- Why Do Catholics Call Mary the Mother of God?
- When Did Christians Begin Praying to Mary?
- Does Praying to Saints Violate 1 Timothy 2:5?
- Did Early Christians Keep Relics of the Saints?
- Did Early Christians Believe in Faith Alone?
- Do Catholics Believe They Earn Salvation by Good Works?
- Did Early Christians Believe You Could Lose Salvation?
- Why Do Catholics Confess Sins to a Priest?