I think one of the key things today’s Christian can learn
from the early church is the core principals of the apostles. The Apostles
message played an important part in the development of the early church. (Acts 17:6) In this scripture the Jews were
referring to an apostle who “Turned the world upside down” with his testimony
of Christ. Today’s Christian has to take this mental approach. We have to be
fervent for the Lord. We have to come across to the General public as being
crazy because of the way we speak of Christ in public and in private. When
people say to you that you are crazy then you know as a Christian that you’re
doing something right. But if you fit in the normal complacent everyday group
of average citizens with an also ran status quo for Christ, then you’re in
trouble.
Being truly separated from the World is perhaps another main
ingredient of the Early Church that we Christians today need to employ. (Matthew 6:24) “No one can serve two
masters,” Jesus of course uttered this phrase to the wealthy sects of the
Jewish community.
In today’s society I cannot tell the difference between a
non-Christian and a Christian other than some of the Christian go to Church on
Sunday but the minute they leave Church they get involved with the world. As a
Christian our worldly involvement should be preaching the Gospel and being Ambassadors
for Christ. Our conviction for Christ Jesus should utter off our lips fluently
without thinking about it.
The old church was all about keeping the Sabbath day.
Today’s Christian has evolved into Secularist. There used to be a time when
people would not do business on Sunday so they could honor God and seek his
will through prayer. But in today’s culture Sunday is no different than any
other day of the week. I do admire the Chick-Filet owner for being closed on
Sunday. He is telling the World that he observes God on this Day. I think we
need to do that has Christians. We need to say to the World were honoring God
on this day by not working. A good
example of our society is evolving into a secular society is the amount of
people found wearing casual clothing lounging around in a Starbucks on Sunday
morning. I challenge any Christian to walk into a Starbucks on Sunday morning
and strike up a conversation about Christ to someone.
I think a quote from the Letter to Diognetus, describes the
early apologetic Christians to the Romans perfectly “They dwell in their own
countries simply as sojourner…They are in the Flesh, but they do not live after
the Flesh. They pass their days on earth, but they are citizens of heaven.” Can
this be said about today’s Christians? I think Not.
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