Excerpt from The ChristianThe word Christian is found but three times in all the Scriptures. The places where it occurs are Acts xi. 26; Acts xxvi. 28; and 1 Peter iv. 16. These read as follows: "And the disciples were called Christians first at Antioch." "Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian." "Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God on this behalf."The chronology of some of the events recorded in the Acts is not entirely certain, but it seems pretty clear that the followers of our Lord were not called Christians till ten or twelve years after our Saviour's ascension to heaven.I once heard a sermon on Acts xi. 26, in which it was assumed that the name Christian, like that of Puritan or Methodist, was first given in reproach, and by enemies; and was afterward adopted by the disciples of our Lord, as a name which they were willing to bear. And it can not be denied that in every age odious epithets have been heaped upon the godly.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.