Sunday Teaching: Knowing God 14—God's Community—Exodus 21-24
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The believers in Antioch were far different from the culture they lived in. Because they lived in an environment without a connection to Judaism like the church in Jerusalem had the Christ-followers in Antioch stuck out like a sore thumb. Antioch was a Roman city, influenced by the Roman and Greek way of life, the third-largest city in the empire. So, as people watched those believers do their thing, a new title began to form. They were called Christians because they followed Christ. (4 Minutes/1000 Words)
Read more8 Beautiful Marks Of The First Christians (Acts 11:26)
The believers in Antioch were far different from the culture they lived in. Because they lived in an environment without a connection to Judaism like the church in Jerusalem had the Christ-followers in Antioch stuck out like a sore thumb. Antioch was a Roman city, influenced by the Roman and Greek way of life, the third largest city in the empire. So, as people watched those believers do their thing, a new title began to form. They were called Christians because they followed Christ. (5 Minutes / 1000 Words)
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