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Essay / The Early Church - 1469
Over the last few years of my life, I have witnessed many changes, some positive and some not so good. Change can be demanding and also crucial. The early believers would face this. It can be seen that a significant change has occurred. As the reader reads the gospels and the book of Acts, it is obvious that the believers who followed Jesus will never be the same. They enjoyed a time of fellowship with Jesus and teaching from Him. . But he was now preparing them to understand that he was going to leave them. This was one of the factors that would turn the world of these believers upside down and bring an opportunity to turn the world upside down. Because he taught his disciples. He said to them, “The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise again. (Mark 9:31) The disciples were to face new challenges in their lives, Jesus was to be crucified and they would all leave Him. Then all the disciples abandoned him and fled (Matt 26:59}. They were now discouraged, they left their master, they seemed defeated and finished. But they were passing through a transitional period from believers to believers in power who would overcome and transform the world turned upside down. Jesus had risen from the dead and now he opens their minds to what the Scriptures say (Luke 24:45), he now encourages them to stay in the city. I will send you what my Father has. promised; remain in the city until you have been endued with power from on high” (Luke 24:48) What was this power Jesus mentioned and would this power make a difference in the life of the? believer as we seek the answers to these questions? is it important to study the book of Acts which is also commonly known as a...... middle of paper ......, The apostle Paul would now help this growing group to spread the gospel with the Gentile world. It is also crucial to see that God uses situations and circumstances and brings them together. Michael Green said: “The quality and extent of roads in the Roman Empire are legendary. Thousands of miles of roads connected the major cities as well as the outlying regions of the Roman Empire, facilitating and encouraging travel across the Mediterranean world and beyond. » This would help the early believers travel from place to place so that his small group baptized in the Holy Spirit would make a difference and change the world forever without this baptism they could not and would not have impact on this world, no matter how many roads were built across the Roman Empire, ultimately it was the power of the Holy Spirit that made the difference.