Who were Christians? or the History of the Early Christians

 

                     Who were Christians ?

         or the History of the Early Christians

     The Name "Christian" derived from Greek word "Christianos" means followers of Christ Jesus. It was actually a mockery name by the unbelievers at Antioch of Syria.

      Galatians 4:4 "But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman,made under the law". In the time of Christ the World was ripe for the Savior to come in. Jesus was probably born in 3 BC,in the reign of Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus. And Jesus proving Himself, the Son of God by fulfilling all the prophecies from the Old Testament which were foretold thousands of years ago before His birth.Early in His Ministry He preached the Kingdom of God and repentance "And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the Gospel" Mark 1:15.And He was healing the sicks, the maimed, the blind, the lame,the lepers and divers diseases and He even raised the dead and they were alive, Jesus Said "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath send me to heal the broken heated, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord" Luke:18-19. And He was Crucified on the cruel Cross upon which He died for the lost mankind on behalf of their sins... Jesus said " I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:" John 11:26, and the third day He Rose again from the Death...and commanded His Disciples to wait upon the promised of His Father Who is the Holy Ghost, to be empowered by Him...and preaching the Gospel of His Kingdom to the end of the Earth...and to all  the Nations that our Earth contain... Jesus said " Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature" Mark 16:15. And he told to the Disciple to wait upon the Holy Ghost "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth" Acts 1:8.

      In the 1st Century A.D Christians were wrongfully accused by the Roman Emperors as a new Cult movement of Cannibalism ( men eating practices ) because of the Lord's Supper ( a symbol of eating of the Flesh(bread) and drinking of the Blood(wine) of Jesus Christ ) and also of their new Faith which were totally against of the Roman religion of polytheism (belief in many gods)and their rituals and sacrifices. And they were dragged out of their homes and Worship places, and were tortured and some were sent to the Colosseum (the biggest open air stadium in Rome) to be eaten by the cruel wild Predators which were kept hungry several days to devoured them.

     But they never fought back nor asked for freedom of their lives because they knew, they had  better New Life in Heaven, and the Savior awaiting for them for what they have done for His Name's sake.

     They also remembered the Words of their Lord and Saviour Christ Jesus, " But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for He is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil" (Luke 6:35).
     They were not ashamed to be called Christians though they were mocked, spitted,persecuted, reviled and even  killed...once the Greeks  portrayed  the figure of Jesus Crucified on the Cross and a man with donkey head worshiping Him...that means Christians are fool or not having Brain...but apostle Paul by the Holy Ghost wrote in 1Corinthians 1:18 "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God".
    In AD 100 the Christian population were so tiny that ratio 360 nonbelievers per 1 Christian (1/360).They were so strong in Faith toward God and Obedience toward Christ Jesus their Lord and Savior.By the Power of the Holy Spirit they preached the powerful gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. They healed the sick, casting out demons and even raised the dead like Jesus Christ and going every where preaching the good news but they had not gain worldly possessions nor pleasure did they longed for. But they were sure that one day in Heaven when they meet their Savior and our Savior Jesus Christ they would be comforted...