Paul and Silas visit two cities (Thessalonica and Berea) and receive two very different welcomes from the religious people in those areas. So the question remains – do we allow traditions and "that's the way we've always done it" to inform what's true? Or are we willing to question even our traditions, and search the scriptures for answers?
In one of the strange texts of the book of Acts, one of the great duos of the Bible breaks up, and Paul seems to completely contradict himself with he decides to take Timothy with him.
After Paul and Barnabas return from their missions trip, they are met with a bit of hostility from local church leaders who say these new Gentile converts need to follow the laws of Moses if they want to belong to the church. Paul and Barnabas get into a heated argument with them, and they all agree to take this one to Jerusalem for some answers.