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... I am still seeking the answer as to what the people were called BEFORE THE WHITE PEOPLE OF ANTIOCH called them Christians??? ...
"PEOPLE OF THE WAY" Acts 9:2 INTRODUCTION 1. Today it is common to use terms referring to the people of God such as... a. The church of Christ, the church of God - Ro 16:16; 1Co 1:2 b. The body of Christ, the kingdom of Christ - Ep 1:22,23; Col 1:13 c. The temple of God, the bride of Christ - 1Co 3:16; Re 19:7-8 2. But in the early days of the church, they were also known as people of "The Way"... a. Saul of Tarsus persecuted those of the Way - Ac 9:2; 22:4 b. Others spoke evil of the Way - Ac 19:9 c. At Ephesus there was a riot about the Way - Ac 19:23 d. Paul confessed to worship God according to the Way - Ac 24:14 e. Felix the governor gained accurate knowledge about the Way - Ac 24:22
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