It was not mental assent to a long set of theological doctrines.įurthermore, in many cases, where the early church did have clear doctrinal teachings, those teachings quite often differed from what is taught in popular Christianity today. The essence of early Christianity was an obedient love-faith relationship with Christ. Their writings give us an authentic glimpse at what Christians believed when the church was still young.īut one of the things we find when we read the early Christian writings is that the Christianity of their day was not theology-centered. We can read the writings of men like Ignatius, Clement, and Polycarp, who were personal disciples of the apostles. Imagine being able to talk to a Christian leader who had been a personal disciple of one of the apostles! Of course, we cannot do that today, but we can do the next best thing. And thus, they “turned the world upside down.” (Acts 17:6) The early church lived by it, and shared it with all who would listen. This is a clarion call to all Christians to return to that pure, vibrant, simple Gospel message that the Early Christians received directly from the Apostles. The purpose of our site is to introduce you to the dynamic, living faith of the early Church.
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