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What Is The Purpose Of The Book Of Acts

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The Book of Acts In Act 6, Luke communicates to us how church growth took place during the preaching and teachings of the Apostles. Multitudes were added to the church and a great expanse of the church as well as diversity. There were the Hebraic Jews and the Hellenist Jews and as human nature is, the Hebraic Jews were prejudice against the Hellenist Jews because they only spoke Greek and did not speak Hebrew or Aramaic, the mother tough of the disciples. Unfortunately, the Hellenist Jews widows were neglected in the daily ministration of necessities and this brought about a serious contention in the newly established church. The church togetherness came under threat. This tightly knit group begins to show signs of unraveling. This grievance

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