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JAMB Christian Religious Studies 2012 Question 38

Question 38

Persecution of the Early Church

The effect of Stephen's death on the early church was that

  1. A.the believers were arrested
  2. B.the gospel was spread to non-Jews
  3. C.it united the church
  4. D.it weakened the faith of the apostles.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (the gospel was spread to non-Jews)

Explanation

The persecution after Stephen's death scattered the believers, and they preached as they went, even to Greeks in Antioch (Acts 8:1-4; 11:19-20).