Christian, Title: Is it true that the early Believers did not call themselves Christians?
In Acts 26:28, the Apostle Paul is called before King Agrippa who asks him, Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian? (NIV). This statement is made after Paul defends himself for believing in the resurrection of the dead and for the decisions that he made as a Jewish Believer who preached in the name of Yeshua. But was Paul going out and making Christians of those to whom he preached? Many people believe so, and would say that if you are not a Christian then you cannot be a Believer in the Anointed One or Christos (Cristo). Another place where the term Christian is seen in the Bible is in 1 Peter 4:15-16: Make sure that none of you suffers as a murderer, or thief, or evildoer, or a troublesome meddler; but if anyone suffers as a Christian, he is not to be ashamed, but is to glorify God in this name. This is a very perplexing statement made by this disciple of Yeshuas, who many consider the preeminent of the original twelve. Peter says let him glorify
