The Way

The Way

"About that time there arose no little disturbance concerning the Way." - Acts 19:23 Throughout the book of Acts, in the early Church, people who were followers of Jesus weren't called Christians but they were called followers of “The Way” or people of “The Way”. Christianity today is seen as “traditional” and “conformist”, however when it hit the scene 2,000 years ago, it was anything but that. It turned societies on their side, not because it was “anti-conformist”, everyone conforms to something, but because they relentlessly conformed to Christ and made the revelation of the gospel and its influence the center of their ethos. "The Way" caused a tremendous amount of friction with the religious landscape of the day, and the immoral rhythms and corruption of societies. They were not simply committed to a cultural obligation, but they lived in complete devotion to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. “The Way” wasn’t an option, movement or trend, it was ultimate truth and reality, and the Kingdom of God unveiled to the world. They weren’t just attenders or consumers of it, but they were aggressive participants in the work they could see that God was doing first in them and then through them and around them. They were completely sold out for Jesus and it had a seismic impact on the eastern world at that time. For the next several weeks we'll walk through Acts 21-28 and continue to learn about why the faith was called "The Way". What are the core components we can take from the early church that made it “The Way”, that still apply to today?