The name Christian was first applied in Antioch, where it was given to Paul and Simon peter's ministry (Acts 11:25-26)...
Christ is a translation of messiah meaning an anointed one, and Christians meant a diminutive follower of the Christ.
Since the early church of Yeshua (Followers of the Way, Ebionites, James, etc) stood against Paul's Christianity as being Anti-Christ; then it is blatant what Christianity fulfills in detail.
In my opinion.
Christian = Christ.
Christ = Christian.
So when you condemn Christians, your also condemning Christ also. Seeing how Christian is taken from Christ = Christian.
If to what you say is right, about how James etc) stood against Paul, then why did James and the other disciples give the right hand in fellowship to Paul and why would Christ chosen Paul to take his Gospel Message to the Gentiles.
Galatians 2:9--"And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision"
So if Paul is what you say, then why is James and John giving Paul the right hand of fellowship.
Acts 9:15--"But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel"
Here we find Christ plainly telling An-a-ni-as, one of his disciples that Paul is a chosen vessel unto him, to bear his name before the Gentiles. Book of Acts 9:10-15.
So if Paul is what your saying, Then why did Christ chosen Paul to bear his name and his Gospel Message to the Gentiles?
You sure are not making any Sense.
Here's what you said (The name Christian was first applied in Antioch, where it was given to Paul and Simon peter's ministry (Acts 11:25-26)
There's no where in Acts 11:25-26, that says the Christian name was giving only to Paul and Simon Peters ministry.
You need to read it again it plainly said
Acts 11:26--"And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch"
Note that it said ( And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch)
Note ( disciples) as in many and not
( disciple) as in one.
So according to Acts 11:26, this includes all the Disciples, and not just Paul and Simon Peter, As you say.
In your speaking about ( The Way)
In Acts 24:14--" But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets"
Who's exactly is calling ( The Way) heresy?
Why of course those Jews who did not believe in Christ and had Christ crucified. And to think those Jews are the ones you stand in supporting against Christ and Paul and all the other Disciples.
And it was these very Jews who seek to kill Paul, because Paul went about preaching in the name of Christ. It seems by what your saying that you could be very well the children of those Jews who seek to kill Paul and Crucified Christ.
It was Christ himself who chosen Paul to bear his name and gospel to the Gentiles.
You do know that Christ did say, as you do unto one these, who have done it unto me Christ.
So when you condemn Paul, your actually condemning Christ also.it was Christ himself who chosen Paul. But yet you condemn Paul who was actually chosen by Christ himself.
Acts 9:22-25--"But Saul( who's sir name was Paul) increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.
23 And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:
24 But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him"
25 Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket"
Here's what you said which is a false statement ( Since the early church of Yeshua (Followers of the Way, Ebionites, James, etc) stood against Paul's Christianity as being Anti-Christ; then it is blatant what Christianity fulfills in detail)
But yet James and John are found in giving Paul the right hand of fellowship.
All your doing is giving yourself away as to who are, Those Jews back at that time, crucified Christ and now are trying to kill Paul and all the others disciples for Preaching in the name of Christ.
And now you are found in trying to destroy Paul, the same as those Jews did back then. That those Jews are the very same ones who crucified Christ and now your found in doing the same thing to day in trying to destroy Paul that Christ himself chosen to take his Gospel Message to the Gentiles.
You see all your doing is giving away yourself, I know your trying to do the same as those Jews did back then, trying to kill Paul and your seeking about to day to do the same thing to kill Paul.
You do know all your doing is fulfilling Prophecy in the book of Jude it is written
Verse 8--"Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise Dominion, and speak evil of dignities"
What this means is, that your speaking against Paul the very one who Christ himself chosen to bear his name to the Gentiles, you are found in fulfilling Prophecy.
Jude 10-11--"
10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core"