One of the first names widely used to describe the followers of Jesus Christ was those belonging to The Way. It probably originated from Jesus himself when he referred to himself as “the way” (John 14:6). You can see the term being used throughout the Book of Acts (Acts 9:2, 19:9, 19:23, 24:14 and 24:22) even though we see the term “Christian” being used as early as Acts 11:26. It is clear that early Christians identified with a “way” that was not the Jewish faith or the Roman culture in which they lived. It embraced a destination, a path, and a traveling companion that set them apart.
John 3:16
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