How does the Modern Church compare to the first believers?

Question

References, please

Answer 1

Which modern church? Your question seems to assume there is a single modern church.

Answer 2

Modern Church? There is no such thing as Modern Church, only modern congregations and in it is the basic foundation of the unity of the family which is the unknowing first believers that have been shared for the sake of the community to be away from the lure of the Devil in its Serpent's Apple.

But for the sake of your question, let's presume that there is one, then it would be the Devil's Church as it will teach you of the structures built for such congregations and should follow its rules and regulations within or without its premises.

God should be within you and without you. Peace.

Answer 3

An exreme example might be Jesus kicking out the money changers etc, while modern evangelists would welcome them. I read an article about 1 who installed a cash machine in his church.

Jesus was really a socialist. This is demonstrated in all his teaching, but churches have become bastions of conservatism. Jesus was a peaceful man who preached love, peace and tolerance, churches and religious individuals want a war against islam, and refuse to accept anyone with different opinions or lifestyles than their own eg homosexuals, catholics, mormons, JWs

Answer 4

For a thought i would give you this, Mark 12:30-31 and Matthew 28:19

Answer 5

Not even close. But Oneness Pentecostals are very close to ancient heresy of Montanus.

References:
Polycarp, Ignatius of Antioch, Papias, Irenaeus, Tatian, Clement of Rome, Clement of Alexandria, Cyril of Alexandria, Cyril of Jerusalem, etc. We could add about 50 more names to this list.

Answer 6

The truth is the same yesterday as it is today as it is forever.