The primitive church recounted in the book of events is an example to follow in the growth of the church both on a spiritual and numerical level.
The Bible tells us that the harvest had already begun and the Lord added each day to the church to those who were being saved. The church grew continually because God and his people were united in the realization of the evangelizing work. That is what the divine plan consists of. The Lord will not do what we have to do, nor can we do anything if we do not have divine intervention.
When you dream of the future of your church, you are not thinking about having a church that simply exists - you imagine a flourishing church. ¡ That grows in all the senses!
For the growth of the church it is obvious that we must all work in uniyt.
I ask - Why did the church grow? - simply because God and his people were united to achieve the plan of God the
"evangelizing work" to reach the souls and that the church could also grow numerically.
In those days, the Christian community was so united that the believers shared the resources they had and lived from a common treasury. We now truly admire the spirit and intentions that served as the basis for this primitive Christian system of collectivization. However, we can not ignore the serious problems caused by this system, as we are informed in Acts 5 and 6.It seems that this type of communal life only worked during the early days of the Jerusalem church. We have no reports that such a method has been extended to places where new churches were established.It is probable that the system of a community fund has arisen because many Jews decided to remain in Jerusalem after the revival of the day of Pentecost instead of returning to the countries in which they had lived until that date.
For a time Christians could enjoy the appreciation and acceptance of part of the people. The problems would arise later but the Lord perhaps allowed everything that happened at the beginning of the church for some specific reason. At least this was a time in which the church grew stronger and was able to cope with greater problems that would arise in the future. The leaders of the Jewish religion were so stunned that they were unable to handle the situation caused by the advancement of the growing church of Christ.
Meanwhile the disciples took every opportunity to proclaim the gospel and make new disciples.
Another question - what do you think were the hallmarks of the early church and its members? - Humbly was the love of God and service to others.
The first Christians gave primary importance to two activities: Prayer and the worship of God. You can also discover in them a deep and sincere concern for the needs of others.
These same qualities must exist in our lives and in steemchurch today. Let us ask the Holy Spirit to do in our lives the same thing that he did in the life of the members of the early church if he truly wanted to...let the church grow
¿What was the aprimitive church's plan to grow?
The prayer and the adoration to God in union was the key for God to take control of adding day by day those who were going to be saved.
And you already have a plan for steemchurch to grow - What is your new vision? - ¿ What is your next goal? We wait for you.
BLESSINGS!
