Up until this point people looked at the early Church as a radical Jewish sect. But it seems at this time in Antioch the church stood out. But notice it doesn’t say “they called themselves Christians” but that they were called Christians there for the first time.
Why is this important?
1. It means they were different.
If they were living the same lifestyle as everyone else, they would not of deserved a name that distinguished them from everyone else. They were different in how the lived.
2. Christ was their central focus.
They were called Christians because Christ Jesus was there main focus. It is similar to in the past when Christians were called “Jesus Freaks” (It is not just a song...) because they were crazy about Jesus. These peoples central focus was Christ.
The question we have to ask ourselves is would we be called Christians if that name wasn’t around? Would we be associate with Jesus Christ by how we live our lives and by what our central focus is? Or are we only called Christians because we call ourselves Christians?
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