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Interesting

Observations

About

The

Early

Church

them the gospel. The church met in houses, Solo-
The apostles and disciples witnessed for Christ mon’s porch, or other places for worship. They
amongst the Jews. The early church was at first a never had buildings designated as church buildings.
Jewish church. Miracles and other signs took place The believers clearly understood that believers are
as the gospel was preached, constantly affirming the church, not buildings. It appears that they were
that through these holy men of God, God would not even concerned about obtaining a building for a
give the Jews the sign they were looking for al- permanent meeting place. They just seemed to be

though not all of them would receive it (John content meeting wherever they could. The church
2:18; I Corinthians 1:22). assembly which met on the Lord’s day, concen-
trated on the saved, although if a lost person at-
The word of God was completed during this time. tended he could receive the gospel. However, out-
More preaching took place in public places per side the assembly of the believers, in the streets,
week than in the assembly of the believers. People highways, byways, etc., the gospel of eternal salva-
were not just expected to come to where the tion was constantly preached to the lost.

church was meeting to hear the gospel, but the
early church went to where the people were to give (continued on next page)

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