One of the first big crises the Church faced was one that Jesus had probably not anticipated. He certainly did not leave any instructions or even advice on how to deal with it. The problem appears in the Acts of the Apostles: “Now during those days, when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food” (6:1). The problem was not table service. There are different aspects of the dilemma in other parts of Acts and in Paul’s epistles, and even retroactively introduced into the Gospels.
Let’s go forward to the first century – UCA News
Let’s go forward to the first century – UCA News
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