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Were there any Christians before Pentecost?

If a requirement to become a christian is?
1) Believe that Jesus is the son of God
2) He lived a sinless life
3) He died for the sins of the world
4) He rose on the third day
 

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Q jcryle001 JD Abshire Supporter
We need to include the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the criteria because only then could an individual be considered Christ-like.

John 20:22 "And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:" 
Upon receiving the Holy Spirit the disciples became the first Christians.

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