The people of the Way, as the early believers were known, wasn't an easy road. They were heavily persecuted by the Romans, they practiced loving everyone and because of that they regularly visited the sick and dying, caring for them, bringing them food and water, cleaning them as they laid in their beds.
The early Christians risked their lives taking care of people who had plague. So, in addition to being stalked by the Romans, they were regularly exposed to disease and death all around.
Interestingly enough, their journey often led them to scatter throughout the Roman Empire and as they scattered they loved and cared for others as they went and they became known as the people of The Way who love everyone. People knew they loved enough to risk their lives to help others.
The combination of the persecution and disease are the very things that spread the good news of the love of Jesus throughout the empire and the world. The worst of conditions brought a great result.
As Paul said in Romans 8:28, "all things work together for good."
The early Christians risked their lives taking care of people who had plague. So, in addition to being stalked by the Romans, they were regularly exposed to disease and death all around.
Interestingly enough, their journey often led them to scatter throughout the Roman Empire and as they scattered they loved and cared for others as they went and they became known as the people of The Way who love everyone. People knew they loved enough to risk their lives to help others.
The combination of the persecution and disease are the very things that spread the good news of the love of Jesus throughout the empire and the world. The worst of conditions brought a great result.
As Paul said in Romans 8:28, "all things work together for good."
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