At this point in time, those who believed that Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ still referred to themselves as Jews. The vast majority of the church was composed of believers from a Jewish background, with a few Samaritans as well (Acts 8:4–25). They considered themselves to be Jews who followed the Way
(see Acts 9:2), and sought to live in submission to the teaching of Jesus. They were not part of a new or separate religion but simply those who recognized that Jesus was the promised Christ.
28 And he said to them, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with or to visit anyone of another nation, but God has shown me that I should not call any person common or unclean.