In Jerusalem, the gospel is spreading among local and foreigner Jews- Jews that came from Greek speaking places. Widows were vulnerable at that time because there was no retirement from government at that time. Greek speaking widows complained that they were put in second place when the meal was distributed. The apostles proposed that the congregation chose 7 people to be in charge of this meal distribution. It is very interesting that all 7 chosen people had Greek names, specially, Stephen and Philip. The church in Jerusalem had a problem and they showed love in the solution when they put 7 people, very likely Jews from the diaspora (not from Jerusalem), in charge of the solution.
From the very beginning, the church seemed to adopt a less ethnic view of the "people of the Lord".
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