There are so many brands of Christians today that it all becomes very confusing. But it wasn't that way in the early days of Christianity. We see in Acts 11:26 "the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch." We see the term "Christian" used in other places in the New Testament. Note 1Peter 4:16, "if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed." And in Acts 26:28, Agrippa said to Paul, "Almost you persuade me to be a Christian."
In the New Testament, there weren't different types of Christians; there were just Christians. We see a situation in Corinth as recorded in 1Cor.1, where people were starting to divide. "Each of you says, 'I am of Paul,' or 'I am of Apollos,' or 'I am of Cephas,' or 'I am of Christ.' Is Christ divided?" Here we realize that division (denomination) just isn't the Christian way.
Jesus prayed for unity in John 17. He prayed to the Father that His followers would be one. Unity is so important to God; and it needs to be to us.
We should each one of us be just Christians. Thanks for reading! See you next week.
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