Asia Minor
This is the modern-day country known as Asia Minor.
What is Turkey?
This is St. Paul’s original attitude toward Christians before converting.
What is persecuting Christians?
They ruled the cities around the Mediterranean at the time of the early Church.
What is the Roman Empire?
This is what "multicultural" means.
What is having people from many different races and cultures?
Complete the verse: “In truth I perceive that God shows no ________.” (Acts 10:34)
What is partiality?
This major city in Asia Minor was visited by St. Paul and St. Barnabas to strengthen their Church.
What is Antioch?
After his conversion, what did St. Paul dedicate his life to this.
What is preaching God's word?
This made it easier for St. Paul and others to travel and spread Christianity during Roman rule.
What are the well-connected roads provided by the Roman Empire?
These are some challenges that the Church faces in a multicultural society.
What is uniting people who worshipped many different gods?
These people are accepted by God according to Acts 10:34? (Who is accepted by God?)
What is "whoever fears him and works righteousness"?
This is how the Roman Empire contributed to the spread of Christianity.
What is ease of travel?
This saint was with St. Paul on his journey to Antioch in Asia Minor.
Who is St. Barnabas?
This characteristic of cities under Roman rule made them key locations for spreading the Gospel.
What are areas for trade, work, education, and worship?
This is how the Church overcame divisions among people.
What is treating everyone with love and focusing on worshipping God?
In this book of the Bible St. Luke declares that God shows no partiality.
What is the Book of Acts?
This is one way the Church in Asia Minor was different from other communities at the time.
What is bringing people together regardless of ethnicity, traditions, or class?
This is what the Church in Antioch brought people together to do.
What is worshipping the One True God.
This is why it was significant that the Church brought people together in love and peace.
What is people were usually divided by ethnicity, tradition, and class?
This was surprising about the early Church to people of the time.
What is it united people who were usually separated by class, ethnicity, and traditions?
This is why Acts 10:34 an important verse for understanding the Church's message. (explain the memory verse)
What is it shows that God accepts all people who follow Him, regardless of background?
This is the message that St. Paul and St. Barnabas preached to the people. (Hint: What was written on the scroll)
What is "We preach Christ crucified"?
The Church's message of love and unity was surprising to the people because of this.
What is they were usually separated by ethnicity, traditions, and class?
This new idea was introduced by the Church to the people in the Roman Empire.
What is treating everyone with love and worshipping the One True God?
This is why the Church's message is so powerful.
What is appealing to everyone by promoting unity, love, and peace?
This is how we show that we are Christians.
What is by living in love and peace and worshipping God?