Relevant Verses: Acts 6-8

Leading Question: Were there racial tensions in the early church?

1. In our previous lesson, we emphasized the close fellowship of the early church. But Acts reveals that this happy state of affairs didn’t last. In Acts 6:1-7, we read about a dispute between two factions: Hebraic and Hellenistic Jews who were now followers of Jesus.

Is this controversy a sign that the believers weren’t fully converted, or can converted people still carry prejudice against people who are culturally or racially different than themselves? If conversion doesn’t remove all prejudice, what will? Are there practical steps that can ...