The early Church had nothing but the Old Testament. The New Testament lies hidden in the Old; the Old Testament lies open in the New. Randall Terry
It was a real surprise to me to come across the evidence that Christianity might once have been a danced religion. Certainly, some of the early church leaders thought this was great and spoke of what seems to have been circle dancing, perhaps around an altar. Barbara Ehrenreich
The early Church was married to poverty, prisons and persecutions. Today, the church is married to prosperity, personality, and popularity. Leonard Ravenhill
Certain things happened in the early church. Women who had never had any freedom suddenly have the ability to stand up and speak and be treated as equals within the life of the church. Tony Campolo