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Live in a Way That Begs the Question | Preaching the Gospel E4
John Mark Comer Teachings
The Origins of the Church
The church grew not in spite of martyrdom, but because of it. The idea that the strong were going to be held accountable for their treatment of the weak was a blow to the very foundation of Roman society. Why would so many people from the Roman Empire join this new community of the way knowing it would likely cause them pain, suffering and possibly an ignominious death? One answer is that it was the uniqueness of the way,. Larry Hurtado argues that it wasn't Christian's relevance and relatability that made the gospel so attractive in the ancient world. It was exactly their opposite, their distinctiveness and their difference.
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