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===Famous Christians of the early church===
The [[Gospels]] and [[Acts]] in the [[New Testament]] describe some of the most significant early Christians. Of particular importance were the women and [[12 Apostles|disciples]] who met [[Jesus]] after he had risen from the dead and so passed the [[gospel]] onto the world. The events of [[Acts 2]] describe how the [[Apostle Peter]] gave an instrumental speech in the formation of the early church. A few years later, the [[Apostle Paul]] was an instrumental in taking the gospel to [[Gentile]]s (non-Jews) who were pagans.
In the following generations great persecution occurred against Christians throughout many parts of the Roman Empire and a number of Christians such as [[Polycarp]] stood firm in their faith acting as strong witnesses for Christ. It has been said that their blood was the seed of the church.
During the 20th century a number of prominent evangelists, theologians and writers, for example, [[Billy Graham]] and [[C.S. Lewis]] have stood out in their contributions.
==QuotesVideo==<YouTube>title=Dr. Billy Grahamhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bba2Dqaw6SI&rel=1embed_source_url=http://www.youtube.com/v/bba2Dqaw6SI&rel=1wrap = yeswidth=500height=400</YouTube>
==Links==
* [http://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-who-are-christians/celebrity-lists?page=4 List of 70+ Celebrities Who Are Christians]
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