First-century Christians baptized repentant believers by immersion, not infants, because baptism required faith, discipleship, and confession.
Was Infant Baptism Practiced by First-Century Christians?
Persecution Under Nero, Paul’s Roman Imprisonment, and the Ministry of Peter
Under Nero, Christians in Rome suffered brutal persecution, while Paul endured imprisonment and Peter strengthened congregations elsewhere.
The Early Jerusalem Congregation: Growth, Persecution, and the Scattering of Holy Ones
The Jerusalem congregation grew rapidly through faithful teaching, endured severe persecution, and was scattered to advance Jehovah’s purpose worldwide.
