Chapter six points out the second of the two major internal issues. Not only did personal pride and scandal attack the Church; they also had to deal with “church politics” and racial struggles. After some time had passed, the apostles were bombarded with complaints from the Greek-speaking Jews. Their widows were being overlooked while the […]
Chapters five and six demonstrate that, even in the early Church, sinful people are always the greatest hindrance to the ministry. In chapter five Luke recorded one such scandal. Some people apparently had made large donations to the community through the sale of private land (Barnabas, Acts 4:36-37), resulting in public praise. A couple named
Chapter four introduces the first major pushback since the crucifixion. Naturally, the religious leaders thought they had done away with Jesus for good. However, his followers were still preaching his message with results that made the leaders furious. As Peter and John were speaking to the crowd from chapter three, they were arrested and put
