Which Christian church/denomination today are the closest to the early Christians?

Question

I am referring to the Christians in the 1st century AD.

Answer 1

The ones in mental asylums.

Answer 2

The Catholic Church. It's the same church, same religion. The laying on of hands and Apostolic Succession, in an unbroken line all the way from then right up to today... When anyone speaks of "the early Christian Church", they are speaking about the Catholic Church, and the saints and Church Fathers of that Church.

James O -
Your answer is the correct one, and a good answer......

Answer 3

Kind of interesting that everybody wants to say "me! me! my church is the one!" -- to emphasize, consciously or not, that their church is more the genuine article. Hand-in-hand with that is the common assertion that the Catholic Church "didn't exist" until Constantine legitimized Christianity.

However, no one who makes those claims seems to have read early Christian writings in order to learn more about it. Justin Martyr, for example, wrote a detailed account of what the early Christians believed and practiced (his "first apology"). He describes a small-c church that was apostolic, Trinitarian, liturgical, and Eucharistic, very unambiguously; there's no getting around it.

I daresay that sounds much more Catholic/Orthodox than Baptist, Methodist, Adventist, LDS, or others mentioned here, including home churches -- although in that particular detail alone they are like the early church.

Answer 4

Original Christians That is the 12 apostles, were Jewish. They kept Jewish traditions and followed Jewish laws attended Temple and read the Torah taught in the synagogue. The difference was that they ALSO believed that Jesus of Nazareth was the Messiah. Sent to save us from Sin. So I would have to say that the "church" most like the first century Christians is the Jewish synagogue

Answer 5

interior the couple of minutes I truly have lived and the few Church's i've got been in and the few i've got analyze none have come close in my humble opinion as Jehovah's witness . they are no longer ideal and make blunders ,yet who's ideal and is unifiable EX. the Jews have been Jehovah's chosen human beings and inspect the numerous blunders they made .....( talking to the jews "If purely you had paid interest to my instructions, your peace could have been like a river, your righteousness like the waves of the sea". Isaiah 40 8:18).. JW in my opinion save striving and gaging there existence by ability of bible appropriate

Answer 6

It is the church established in 33AD by Jesus Christ. He placed His church into Peter's hands.

Around or about 45 AD, Peter went to Rome and from there lead the Catholic Church. As of today, there have been 263 Popes in direct succession to Peter. The position of Pope was established by Christ and the office has been maintained in an apostolic manner since the time of Christ.

There Was Only ONE Church Founded By Christ and that is the Holy Catholic Church

AND HIS CHURCH STILL LIVES TODAY

Answer 7

Without any doubt, the seventh-day adventists, As the 1st century Christians did, They keep the seventh day holy, prepared for Christ second return and spread the good new Jesus the Saviour is coming SOON!

Answer 8

Mennonites live closest to the teaching of Jesus
Messianic Jews live most similarly to the original Christians
House Church Chinese live most like the original gentile church

Answer 9

the Jehovah's Witness
we are the only ones that try to follow as closely as possible the teachings of the 1st century christains.

the holidays honored were the same ones

we go out in the ministry like they did

we adhere to the bible as our authority

these are some main ideas
just ask the next one that comes to your door

Answer 10

The nondenominational missionary church that I attend is pretty darned close. We even feed about 700 families per week. And God blesses those of us who actually give their tithes and offerings 'hilariously'. It's weird. I've never seen that at ANY other church I've attended before.

Answer 11

Well it wouldn't be a U.S. church. The early church faced a lot of persecution. It had to operate accordingly. The underground churches in places like China or in Muslim countries come to mind. They are willing to die for their faith.