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Originally Posted by Sister Alvear
"Two distinguishing marks of the early church were: 1) Poverty and 2) Power." -
T.J. Bach
Most churches have neither...oh a few poor folks and a big noise...but real power like the early church...I have seen very little of it...We are too busy collecting things to have time to pray for power...
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that's not true...
the early church wasn't that poor, they were just underground, there is a difference...
There is direct evidence that as early as Paul's ministry people who were mayors and very wealthy land-owners were converts...
Look at Philemon... Ananias & Saphiris... you can't sell property if you don't own property and you don't own property if you aren't wealthy in the ancient world...