The Mocking Label - CHRISTIAN

Did you know the earliest believers didn’t call themselves "Christians"?

In Antioch, as the movement grew, the non-believing culture coined the term. Combining a Greek root with a Roman suffix, it was meant as a partisan slur—a mocking way to label the followers of a crucified outsider. But instead of running from the insult, the early church embraced it. They stripped the word of its malice and wore it as a badge of honor, proving that our identity isn't defined by what the world calls us in spite, but by who we belong to

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