Studying church history also helps us experience how faithful Christians in the past struggled to follow God in their own context. If we can see how the church in the past often conformed to parts of its culture that were contrary to the gospel, then perhaps we can see how parts of our own culture threaten to subvert today’s church. Studying church history may also show how the church has shaped the culture around it in positive ways. Studying history can also help us understand the Bible. We prize