Acts of the Apostles Themes
Community
Can't we all just get along? No, sadly we cannot. Though communities often start out small with everyone agreeing and holding hands, divisions can come up pretty quickly. The early Christians found...
Injustice
No one likes to see a miscarriage of justice. That's why the disciples of Jesus get lots of sympathy in Acts. They keep getting arrested on trumped up charges and accused of saying things they neve...
Suffering
No one likes to suffer. If we could, we'd all walk through life skipping and eating ice cream cones. Every day can't be all good times and delicious desserts, though, and the early Christians knew...
Tradition
Religion is a powerful thing. Individual faiths build up traditions, customs, writings, and a history that people get pretty darn attached to. In Acts, the disciples are proud of their Jewish herit...
Truth
Truth isn't all about listing off facts and figures. When the disciples talk about truth in Acts, it means they know things about God that the rest of us don't. Jesus told them about a whole differ...