I saw this question asked somewhere else and thought it would be a good one for us to look at here.

What denomination do you think the early believers (before the end of the first century) would feel most at home amongst if they were with us today?

I'm afraid they wouldn't be impressed with any of us and amazed we are still here.

i think i would have to agree with that. the true believers of that time would surely look at us in horror.

Interesting response.

Doesn't speak well for the last day believers.

It depends on the local church family. The denomination doesn't matter. Anybody would feel loved and cherished and appreciated at our local church.

PS - I'm referring to the SDA church.

PPS - I can also testify that anybody would feel loved and cherished and appreciated at the Pugwash Camp Meeting in Nova Scotia, Canada. Also, SDA.

I think the apostles would be horrified to find that there are denominations in the first place. Considering that so many denominations have keeping appart from other denominations as their reason of existance (including an appaling number of adventists) and especially considering that the unity among christians is the sign that there are christians in the first place.

No, I don't think they would be surprised that Christianity has splintered into different groups -- they already saw it coming.

Paul says Christ will not come before there is a "falling away".
He gave strong warning of the main part of the church falling and one sitting in "God's temple" acting like God.

John also warned that most of the world would be worshipping in a false worship system. A "woman" symbolic of "Christ's bride" has joined herself with the kings of the earth, and has become "Babylon".

Peter in 2Peter 2 warned against false teachers and that many follow their pernicious ways and speak evil of the way of truth.

I don't think either Paul, nor John, nor Peter for that matter would look for God's people in the popular churches.

They would seek out a group who
"Have the faith of Jesus" -- righteousness by faith
And "keep the commandments of God" in spirit and in truth.
And "have love one for another".

And failing to find this church, they would start again from scratch...

It might be that they would not be supprised, but you can well be horrified at expected disasters just as you can with suprising ones.

"What denomination do you think the early believers (before the end of the first century) would feel most at home amongst if they were with us today?"

A healthy, loving, caring, truth filled, law abiding SDA church, of course. No doubt about it. This is not to say they would despise and reject members of other churches. No way! Instead, they would plead, "Come out of her, my people".

What might "her" be refering to in this example of members in a healthy loving caring truthfilled and lawabiding SDA church?

And why would the early believers prefer a healthy loving caring truth filled and law abiding SDA church to a healthy loving caring truthfilled and law abiding church with a different name over its door?