Acts 11:26 - And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. [NKJV]
Christians...first called that in Antioch.
no the pope called them Christian'sANSWER 2:It was the ancient Romans who first called the followers of Christ "Christians."
Christians were first called Christians in Antioch, that is recorded in the 'Acts of the Apostles' in the New Testament.
We are called Christians. Christians
In Jerusalem, although Christians were first called such in Antioch.
It was at Antioch that Jesus' followers were first called Christians.
"And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch." (Acts.11.26)
The Apostles were first called ''Christians'' in Antioch. They were called so to make fun of them, actually. But it stuck on as a name.
Christian means "Christ-like." That is the origin of it. The early Christians were noted by their neighbors to be like Christ, so they called them Christians. The Bible states that they were first called Christians in Antioch. 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.
The first mention is in Acts 11:26 - "...The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch".
Christianity first came into existence in Jerusalem, but Antioch was the first city in which anyone called them "Christians".
There are many reasons why Christians are called Easter. The first is that this day is when Jesus rose from the dead and ascended in to heaven. They celebrate the resurrection and death of Jesus around this time of the year