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Originally Posted by A_PoMo
The church didn't have persecution for several decades after it was birthed, yet met in homes primarily and Solomon's Porch for awhile until the Jews got mad and disfellowshipped them. They met in homes by choice, in small groups. The went even more underground and secretive once persecution started.
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The Book of Acts records persecution. Paul himself was involved in this persecution, coming from the Jews at this point, and not Roman authority. Also, my point, PoMo, is that the world in the First Century church was different than today. Democracy didn't exist. Financial blessing, as we have it now, was non-existent. One could not build a huge ampitheater at that time because of 1) money, and 2) the world had fabled ideas about who the Christians were. Cesar Augusta and Nero's historical records show this.
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