Tag Archives: early Christianity

The Waterdown Name of “Christian”

Posted on November 3, 2024 by Steve Simms

The name Christian came from the ancient Greek term “Christianos” meaning follower of Christ. Today many people claim the name who follow their own opinions, feelings, and desires instead of following and obeying “Christ in you, the hope of glory,” … Continue reading →

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Changing Christianity from a Sunday Lecture Series into Live Daily Demonstrations of the Presence of the Risen Jesus

Posted on July 21, 2024 by Steve Simms

If I could change one thing about modern society, I would change Christianity from a tradition-bound Sunday morning lecture series into live daily demonstrations of the presence of the resurrected Jesus Christ. I would change it from a religion into … Continue reading →

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A Return to “Conscienceness” — Awareness of and Faithfulness to the Inner Moral Compass

Posted on July 7, 2024 by Steve Simms

I believe that the disharmony and chaos in contemporary culture will eventually lead to a return to “conscienceness” — awareness of and faithfulness to the inner moral compass called the conscience. I believe that the human conscience is a supernatural … Continue reading →

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Baiting people with religious candy or net fishing for human hearts?

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Steve Simms

Net fishing for people? New Testament net fishing doesn’t work if you don’t have a network of people connected heat-to-heart with the living Jesus and with one another. As the inner spiritual knots that tied the earliest Christians together loosened … Continue reading →

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Christricity is electrifying

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Steve Simms

Jesus said His followers will experience Holy Spirit currents flowing from within them (John 7:38). I call that “Christricity.” The living Jesus is the voltage that powers my soul! Life is wonderful when it’s humming with Christricity (even during difficult … Continue reading →

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Return from institutional exile back to ekklesia

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Steve Simms

God is releasing a heart-longing for a return to ekklesia (early Christianity before it was organized into an institution). When ekklesia was replaced by institution, Christians began focusing on following procedures more than on obeying the risen Jesus. It costs … Continue reading →

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“Selfianity” promotes self-focus

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Steve Simms

Christianity calls us to self-denial. Selfianity promotes self-focus. Some people want Christianity when it’s convenient and an escape clause when it’s not. When Christ is only a theory, we’ll grow spiritually weary. When He’s living within, we’ll overcome our sin. … Continue reading →

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Is God making church ekklesia again?

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Steve Simms

Perhaps, today, God is slowly Moving the body of Christ Away from institutionalized Christianity, Commonly known as church, Back into Spirit-led Christianity, The original ekklesia. (Take a look at: The Joy Of Early Christianity.)

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Is modern Christianity the same as biblical Christianity?

Posted on October 12, 2019 by Steve Simms

Biblical Christianity recognized that God is love. However, they also knew that doesn’t mean that He cancels the consequences of everybody’s bad choices. Biblical Christians live like this: “Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is … Continue reading →

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Christianity like you’ve never see it before!

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Steve Simms

Christianity like you’ve never seen it before. https://amzn.to/2Qh27CR

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