{"product_id":"the-way-adam-phelps-9798172645068","title":"The Way: What the First Followers of Jesus Believed \u0026 Practiced","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat did it mean to follow Jesus before Christianity had denominations?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore Baptists, Methodists, Catholics, Pentecostals, Presbyterians, and the many other Christian traditions we know today, there was a community of believers centered on one person: \u003cb\u003eJesus Christ.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book of Acts sometimes describes this early movement simply as \u003cb\u003e\"the Way.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Way: What the First Followers of Jesus Believed \u0026amp; Practiced\u003c\/i\u003e, Adam Phelps takes readers back to the world of Jesus, the apostles, and the earliest Christian communities to discover what their faith actually looked like.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in simple, easy-to-understand language and grounded in the New Testament, this book explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The Jewish roots of the earliest Church\u003cbr\u003e- Why the first Christians proclaimed Jesus as Lord\u003cbr\u003e- Repentance, faith, and baptism\u003cbr\u003e- The work of the Holy Spirit\u003cbr\u003e- The apostles' teaching\u003cbr\u003e- Fellowship and caring for one another\u003cbr\u003e- Breaking bread and prayer\u003cbr\u003e- Love, holiness, forgiveness, and obedience\u003cbr\u003e- Sharing the Gospel\u003cbr\u003e- Resurrection and the return of Jesus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not an argument for another denomination. It is an invitation to go back to the beginning and ask a much simpler question: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat did the first followers of Jesus believe-and what would it look like to follow the Way today?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Phelps\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798172645068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.33d","brand":"Adam Phelps","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50847993430271,"sku":"9798172645068","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-way-adam-phelps-9798172645068","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}