Little Christs

Little Christs

As more men and women came to faith in Jerusalem, more were beaten and thrown into jail. Because of this, many believers scattered across the Roman Empire setting as far as Cyprus and Antioch for safety. In these cities, the gospel began to break out from being a Jewish-only message, now Greeks and Hellenists were receiving Jesus too! The attitude of the believers in the city was so helpful that people began to refer to these followers as little Christs, a name that has stuck with us for generations.

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Acts 11:26
In our last episode, we heard how God showed Peter that the gospel was meant for all nations, not just the Jews. Peter then shared the gospel with the household of a Roman centurion named Cornelius, and his whole family came to faith in Christ. The good news of Jesus was beginning to spread beyond the Jewish world, just as God had intended all along. Today we’ll hear how more non-Jews around the world began to embrace the gospel. And as the church grew, Barnabas was sent to Antioch to strengthen and encourage the new believers.
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