Our intention in writing about the first Christians is not merely to describe their way of life and view of things. The aim of this text is to invite the readers to think about why they lived as they did.
Many people today share the opinion that we can no longer live as the first Christians did because the circumstances we live in are different, or that it was only possible for the first Christians to share their lives with each other so intensively because of their initial enthusiasm. We would like to show that the life of the first Christians was a continuation of what the disciples saw in their master’s life. They understood that Jesus’ devotion is the archetype of true service for God and that following him means just this: to be ready to commit our whole lives to God, to our brothers and to the growth of his kingdom just as Jesus did, regardless of what it might mean specifically for our lives. This is how it was then, and it cannot be any different today.
The Sunday and hobby “Christianity” of today is not a necessary result of changes in society. Rather, it is an expression of people’s unwillingness to walk on the narrow path of following Jesus, even though they somehow desire salvation. Even during Jesus’ time, there were people with this attitude, whom he warned:
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Our intention in writing about the first Christians is not merely to describe their way of life and view of things. The aim of this text is to invite the readers to think about why they lived as they did.
Many people today share the opinion that we can no longer live as the first Christians did because the circumstances we live in are different, or that it was only possible for the first Christians to share their lives with each other so intensively because of their initial enthusiasm. We would like to show that the life of the first Christians was a continuation of what the disciples saw in their master’s life. They understood that Jesus’ devotion is the archetype of true service for God and that following him means just this: to be ready to commit our whole lives to God, to our brothers and to the growth of his kingdom just as Jesus did, regardless of what it might mean specifically for our lives. This is how it was then, and it cannot be any different today.
The Sunday and hobby “Christianity” of today is not a necessary result of changes in society. Rather, it is an expression of people’s unwillingness to walk on the narrow path of following Jesus, even though they somehow desire salvation. Even during Jesus’ time, there were people with this attitude, whom he warned: