Re: The Early Christians: In Their Own Words

When the Spirit is directly at work it reveals the church, which has 
reality only in God and in the Spirit. It breaks in repeatedly with its 
final jurisdiction and in the presence of such unity, there is no question

of any human organization and conformity. That is why, in those first 
years, terms for leaders like “overseers,” “presidents,” or “elders,” were

not clearly defined. The church remained an object of faith for the first 
Christians, as were the holy Spirit, the Father, and the Son. This 
historical fact is of crucial significance.