The way the earliest Christians lived.

[FJK]

Woke up this morning with a question in my my mind:  How did the early Christians, the ones during the first few years not the ones that came later on, live their daily lives that was outwardly different from the Jews that lived along side them?

How would an outside observer tell one from another by just observing their appearance and how they went about their daily activities? 

How did they live that was different from the way the other Jews around them lived?

[R. Hartono]

The early Christians in Jerusalem were persecuted by the jews, Paul happened to torture early Christians as well because they gathered and praise Jesus as the Son of God.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts 8&version=KJV

Christians sold their properties and share the money equally among them. Because they believed Jesus would return soon.

Edited June 3, 2023 by R. Hartono

[Alive]

By their love for one another and their neighbors.

[farouk]

4 hours ago, Alive said:

By their love for one another and their neighbors.

Reminds me of John 13.35: "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another."

[Alive]

1 minute ago, farouk said:

Reminds me of John 13.35: "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another."

THe Roman world of the day was a very pagan and loose living amoral culture. Many folks were looking for a better way to live and they witnessed it in the lives of those of the 'Way'.

The result of the Gospel in such a world, was to turn it upside down. Truly--Christianity has all of the answers to the heart cries of humanity.

Such as what happened then, can happen again...Lord willing.

[farouk]

1 minute ago, Alive said:

THe Roman world of the day was a very pagan and loose living amoral culture. Many folks were looking for a better way to live and they witnessed it in the lives of those of the 'Way'.

The result of the Gospel in such a world, was to turn it upside down. Truly--Christianity has all of the answers to the heart cries of humanity.

Such as what happened then, can happen again...Lord willing.

@Alive What we need is groups and individuals who continue steadfastly in Acts 2.42 activities.......

[Alive]

1 minute ago, farouk said:

@Alive What we need is groups and individuals who continue steadfastly in Acts 2.42 activities.......

Amen...its my hope and prayer that as the world continues to embrace evil overtly as is happening these days, that the Lord will use it in a rubber band type affect. Where the evil behaviors imposed on the population, are stretched too far and will either snap back or break--causing folks, by the Holy Spirit--to seek Him as THE alternative.

I am reminded of righteous Lot. Western civ is becoming more and more like ancient Rome every day.

I own and run a forum for motorcycle enthusiasts (bikers) and I am actually seeing this happening. Some very rough guys are talking more and more about God and prayer in the face of what is happening.  This opens up opportunities to present the Lord. It is interesting that every person has heard the Gospel at one time or another. Perhaps growing up going to church. Along with the Word, is the example we set--that puts the Truth out as a real functional reality.

It does no good to hide a light under a bushel. Its the rough tax collectors and course fishermen that need our Savior; juxtaposed against the religiously self-important pharisees.

Jesus gave us this example...to love the hard to love and those who might make us uncomfortable.

[farouk]

3 minutes ago, Alive said:

Amen...its my hope and prayer that as the world continues to embrace evil overtly as is happening these days, that the Lord will use it in a rubber band type affect. Where the evil behaviors imposed on the population, are stretched too far and will either snap back or break--causing folks, by the Holy Spirit--to seek Him as THE alternative.

I am reminded of righteous Lot. Western civ is becoming more and more like ancient Rome every day.

I own and run a forum for motorcycle enthusiasts (bikers) and I am actually seeing this happening. Some very rough guys are talking more and more about God and prayer in the face of what is happening.  This opens up opportunities to present the Lord. It is interesting that every person has heard the Gospel at one time or another. Perhaps growing up going to church. Along with the Word, is the example we set--that puts the Truth out as a real functional reality.

It does no good to hide a light under a bushel. Its the rough tax collectors and course fishermen that need our Savior; juxtaposed against the religiously self-important pharisees.

Jesus gave us this example...to love the hard to love and those who might make us uncomfortable.

I think the operative idea in the verse is 'continued steadfastly'...........

[luigi]

They also seem to have lived communally, sharing everything they had. 

Acts 2:44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

[Alive]

4 minutes ago, luigi said:

They also seem to have lived communally, sharing everything they had. 

Acts 2:44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

This was true at first in Jerusalem, but the Lord made sure the bulk were scattered…although believers did so in small groups through the centuries, its never been the norm. That would mean a light under a bushel.