Getting Started with the Early Church

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A look at the early Church reveals so much! Learning about the Early Catholic Church provides insight into the origins of Catholicism, foundational doctrines, and historical context, fostering a deeper understanding of the one true Faith.

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  • What the early Church believed: Faith and Works 
  • Was the early Church 'Catholic' or just 'Christian'?
  • Who the Church Fathers are
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Was the Early Church Catholic or Just Christian? by Jim Blackburn

Protestants often claim that the Church that Jesus founded was the “Christian Church,” not the Catholic Church. The biblical evidence cited for this claim is found in the Acts of the Apostles: “So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul; and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church, and taught a large company of people; and in Antioch the disciples were for the first time called Christians” (Acts 11:25-26).

Many modern Christians then suppose that the Catholic Church was founded by mere men much later in Christian history.

No doubt, disciples in the early Church became known as Christians. But does this mean that their Church was not the Catholic Church? A little historical study into the church at Antioch reveals that these early Christians’ church was, indeed, the Catholic Church.