Psalm 100: 1-2 : Juig tot eer van die Here, almal op aarde! Dien die Here met blydskap! Kom voor Hom met gejubel!

Saturday, June 26, 2010

First called "Christians" in Antioch...

Still on the topic of Christians...

Acts 11: 26: “And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch”. One commentary explains: ... meaning “Christ’s people”. “Christ” was a mere personal name in gentile ears, whereas to the Jews it meant”Messiah” and they would not have called the followers of Jesus “Messiah’s people” ...

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