Have you ever wondered if the church you attend would be recognizable to a first century Christian? We read the same Bible they wrote, follow the same Jesus, and use words like ‘fellowship’ and ‘communion’ that come straight from their world, but if a first-century Christian somehow walked into one of our Sunday morning assemblies, would they have any idea what was happening?
The gap between the church we read about in the New Testament and the one we experience today is staggering. Not just in the obvious ways like technology and buildings, but in fundamental practices that shaped how early Christians understood salvation, community, leadership, and what it meant to follow Jesus. Let’s look at a few of the differences.
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