Check out this exerpt
Jan 23, 2003 Uncategorized
Check out this exerpt from
The Case for Faith.
“‘Part of the reason for Christianity’s rapid spread, historians have remarked, was simply that the early Christians were such nice people. The very kindness of the Christians and their service to the poor and downtrodden attracted new adherents. Christians astounded the ancients with their charity.’ - Patrick Glynn
“One explanation of its rapid spread, as Glenn indicated, is that many Christians were not just taking care of their own, but they were caring for neighbors, the poor, and widows, the hurting, and they were basically very loving. They showed compassion toward children, who were often treated very callously by the Romans and Greeks at birth, especially baby girls. The lifestyle of Christians matched their teachings, so that many early Christians were not afraid to say, ‘Imitate us as we imitate Christ.’
“Unfortunately, in contemporary evangelicalism sometimes people say, ‘Don’t look at us, look at Christ,’ because we are worried what people will find if our own lives are scrutinized. That wasn’t true of many of these early Christians — there was a consistency between their beliefs and behavior.”
