Jerusalem Church Question ?

[Scott Hutchinson]

This might sound silly to some.
But we know the Holy Ghost fell in the City Of Jerusalem and the first Spirit filled believers were there.
But my question is were there more than one Christian congregation in Jerusalem ?
Were the Christians split up in cell group fashion or did they all meet in one place together ?

[berkeley]

weren't they all in one accord...???

[Arphaxad]

Acts 2:44 Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common.

2:46 So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house.........


It appears to me that they had a corporate service evryday and than went to each others house to eat. At least until Saul's reign of terror.





ARPH

[Scott Hutchinson]

I guess what I wondering did they meet in a building?
Did they have a corporate services or did they meet just in homes.
Did they have one Bishop and then Elders who presided over the home meetings ?
If I understand this correctly there were alot of believers in the city of Jerusalem so I could see them splinter off into cell groups.
I have been reading ACTS again and some questions have surfaced.

[Arphaxad]

Acts 6:4 but we (the twelve) will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word

I suppose that the apostles were the elders and I guess that Peter was the leader, since he was the preacher at pentecost. I think that they would appoint heads over tens, fifties,etc, like Moses did.



ARPH

[Scott Hutchinson]

Some have said that James became the Bishop Of The Jerusalem ,since he seemed to be a spokeman at the great council in Jerusalem in ACTS. 15.
ACTS 12 :17 mentions James and the brethren.

[Arphaxad]

Originally Posted by Scott Hutchinson

Some have said that James became the Bishop Of The Jerusalem ,since he seemed to be a spokeman at the great council in Jerusalem in ACTS. 15.
ACTS 12 :17 mentions James and the brethren.

You may have a point there., Peter seems to be more of an evangelist.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Scott Hutchinson

Some have said that James became the Bishop Of The Jerusalem ,since he seemed to be a spokeman at the great council in Jerusalem in ACTS. 15.
ACTS 12 :17 mentions James and the brethren.

Both he and Peter spoke though

[Trouvere]

Originally Posted by Scott Hutchinson

I guess what I wondering did they meet in a building?
Did they have a corporate services or did they meet just in homes.
Did they have one Bishop and then Elders who presided over the home meetings ?
If I understand this correctly there were alot of believers in the city of Jerusalem so I could see them splinter off into cell groups.
I have been reading ACTS again and some questions have surfaced.

Brother Scott they still went to the temple.Remember the man at the gate beautiful? Jesus is the fullfillment of all these people had waited years for.
Why would they stop going to pray and worship? Think about it.