About this episode

This episode discusses lessons for today's church derived from the life of the early church.

This is Episode 234 of Christian Research Journal Reads. This is an audio version of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL article, “ Lessons for Today’s Church from the Life of the Early Church ” by J. Warner Wallace.This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 43, number 2 (2020). https://www.equip.org/articles/lessons-for-todays-church-from-the-life-of-the-early-church/ This podcast presents audio versions of Christian Research Journal articles. As the flagship publication of the Christian Research Institute, the Journal seeks to equip followers of Christ to think and to live Christianly—to exercise truth and experience life. Truth, especially essential Christian doctrine, forms the basis for how we live our lives in Christ. As the apostle Paul instructed Timothy in 1 Tim. 4:16, “Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.”The Christian Research Journal enjoyed a print incarnation of almost 45 years. Now exclusively an online publication, the Journal consists of thousands of free articles. We hope that through these audio articles you are not only equipped to proclaim and defend…

Topics covered

• early church
• Christian doctrine
• faith
• discipleship
• church lessons
• spiritual growth

Keywords

• Christian Research Journal
• early church
• J. Warner Wallace
• Christian doctrine
• spiritual growth
• discipleship
• faith

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Christian Research Institute

Books & works: Lessons for Today’s Church from the Life of the Early Church, Christian Research Journal, 1 Tim. 4:16

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