The Early Christians Were Odd, Too

It can be disheartening, not to mention frightening, when our culture rejects aspects of Christianity as strange or offensive. When Christians feel isolated and alone, it’s helpful to remember this experience is nothing new for God’s people.

Christians have been viewed as cultural misfits from the beginning, and the reasons for this assessment have changed little over the last two millennia.

In the second century, four features of Christianity stood out to the Romans as peculiar, if not offensive: worship, doctrine, behavior, and writings. It’ll be quickly apparent that these four features still attract despisers today. Read More