Redefining Christian Education
The word that’s translated “Christian” appears three times in the Bible beginning in Acts 11:26.
And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
In Antioch, the followers of Christ were distinguished from other followers (disciples) with the more definitive term “Christian.” A person’s followers or students were their disciples. For example:
The disciples of John and of the Pharisees were fasting. Then they came and said to Him, “Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?” (Mark 2:18) Read more