On the jst of acts 1228 by common consent, a mormon blog. The former treatise have i made, o theophilus, of all that jesus began both to do and teach, the. Frank stagg in his commentary, the book of acts, the early struggle for an unhindered gospel, asserts the purpose is primarily the movement of the message about jesus the gospel from a strictly nationalistic judaism to a universal message for all humans. The book of acts is the second book written by luke, the first one being the book of luke, the third book of the gospel. The acts of the apostles is the name chosen for the book of acts by the translators of the king james version of the bible. And it came to pass, that, while apollos was at corinth, paul having passed through the upper coasts came to ephesus. King james version and student study handout for acts 2. They knew they had many gods, and paul knew that behind all of these. The book will therefore have been written only after the end of this time. In both narratives an act of deceit interrupts the victorious progress of the people of god. Chapters available acts spurgeons verse expositions of. The church was still meeting in synagogues, as suggested by jam 2. For assurance of our own salvation, we can compare our own conversion experience with those in acts. The book of acts, sometimes called the fifth gospel, is a continuation of the gospel of luke.
God would give his spirit, visibly manifesting his power in many, and simultaneously launching his church and the preaching of the gospel. Both are considered the earliest book of each testament. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the lord jesus. If philips daughters might be prophetesses, why not. This versebyverse bible study and commentary of the acts of the apostles the book of acts or simply acts is indepth but uses plain language that everyone can understand, as well as a format that will engage you. Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of the church. His name being changed to paul, he is given special revelations from god as to the heavenly character of christianity, and these take the foremost place before the book of acts closes. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of acts. In the first verse of the book of acts the author mentions the. Staggs commentary focuses on lukes purposes in writing acts. Acts 1 bible study detailed questions, answers and guide for an indepth, versebyverse bible study of acts chapter 1 in plain english that everyone can understand. The former treatise have i made, o theophilus, of all that jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the holy ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen. Clearly, both husband and wife were partners in the deception.
The book of acts, king james bible, by alexander scourby is being aired with permission of, all rights reserved. Acts 6 commentary bible study chapter summary questions. The story of ananias is to the book of acts what the story of achan is to the book of joshua. This is the holy book of acts, known as the acts of the apostles. Hence this and his other quotations from the greek poets, 1 corinthians 15. The author of the acts of the apostles is the same author of the gospel of luke. It is a tonic, the greatest tonic i know of in the realm of the spirit. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. T he book of acts in the bible, written around 6263 a. The book of acts bible study and discipleship join us as we journey through the book of acts. Lukes gospel, which it will be of use for us to cast an eye upon before we enter upon the study of this book, that we. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english.
Acts is the second book in the history that luke wrote. For pastors that are short on preparation time, but dont want to cut corners on the quality of preparation, this volume will be an excellent resource. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. Acts begins with jesuss charge to the twelve apostles to spread the gospel throughout the world. The lame man a man with true difficulty and need 2. As it is expected, the book of acts has a similar literary style as the gospel of luke because it is the second volume of lukes account.
English standard version and student study handout for acts 2. I believe with my whole heart that everything in acts is still for the. This summary of the book of acts provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the. The miracles in the book of acts book of acts miracles where wrought.
Mcgees radio messages from the popular thru the bible program were recorded, transcribed, and published, giving us this wellknown printed commentary series. This volume corresponds with the king james version kjv. Luke was the author of two booksthe gospel of luke which tells the story of the life of jesus and the acts of the apostles which tells the story of the early church. Kjv the book of acts is the historical link between the. The scattered jewish believers of the persecution of act 8.
John calvin wrote that the book of acts was a kind of vast treasure. Study guide for acts 1 by david guzik blue letter bible. And when paul had laid his hands upon them, the holy ghost came on them. The book of acts bible study and discipleship youversion. Geographically its story spans the lands between jerusalem, where the church began, and rome, the political center of the empire. Luke is the writer, as he states in his introduction v. Peter serves as the leader of the apostles and the. The summary of the book of acts is provided in jesus words in acts 1. Acts 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. David guzik commentary on acts 1 describes the ascension of jesus into heaven. Rather, he says, i perceive that in all things ye are given up to demon worship v. If we take time to study the expansion of the early church, we can spread the gospel the way it was spread during the first centuryby the faithful preaching and teaching of the great truths of the bible. Acts 1 kjv the former treatise have i made, o bible.
And if we leave out the book of acts and skip to the epistles of paul, we find that, instead of twelve apostles or eleven preaching only to israel. The book of acts provides a bridge for the writings of the nt. Acts 28 this versebyverse bible study and commentary of the acts of the apostles the book of acts or simply acts is indepth but uses plain language that everyone can understand, as well as a format that will engage you. Characteristics of the service of the church life and power vv. God placed the study of this book upon my heart in hopes that we might learn of and mimic the early church. And we he went before to ship, and sailed unto assos, there intending to take in paul. This work, originally out in 1857, has proved helpful to many, though it is now far out of date as to literature commenting on acts. The book of james is particularly related to the book of job in the old testament. The series is meant to be a simple teaching of the whole bible for the masses of the world.
Mar 25, 2021 paradigm classification a1 english paraphrase of kjv text 10. The author of acts had written a former account of jesus life. The apostles were ordained, not to wordly dignity and dominion, but to preach christ, and the power of his resurrection. A salutation, and an account of saving blessings, as prepared in gods eternal election, as purchased by christs blood. The book of acts is the record of that commission beingcarried out. Chapters available acts spurgeons verse expositions. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. In acts, he told how the good news about jesus christ spread. In the first verse of the book of acts the author mentions the fact that he has already written an earlier report concerning all things which jesus began both to do and to teach, until that day in which he was taken up. It seems significant that god would choose this topic to deal with in the earliest books of both testaments. This is one of the famous we passages of the book of acts, which according to tradition was authored by luke.
Acts chapter 1 begins with a summary of proofs of the life of jesus christ. Acts 2 resources multiple sermons and commentaries. We read of the evangelistic methods and message of the early apostles and preachers 3. As a second volume to lukes gospel, it joins what jesus began to do and to teach 1. How it began to be built upon this rock comes next to be related in this book which we have now before us, and of this. There are different ways to divide the book of acts. The human author is luke the physician, a scientist of his day. At one time the gospel of luke and the book of acts were joined together as. In this verse, see introduction, the keynote is struck of the contents of the whole book, and the great divisions of the acts are marked, see, e.
The message that the apostles took to the world was one of great hopethe. Acts 17 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. Then god turned upon this, god, being most righteously provoked, turned away from them in anger, and, as in many other instances, punished one sin by letting them fall into another. Joseph a alexander acts commentary 1857, 1866 over pages. At one time the gospel of luke and the book of acts were joined together as one book with two volumes. Both books are addressed to theophilus, and the latter acts refers to the former luke. Both deal with the question of suffering in the lives of believers.
These considerations all point to a date as early as 3435 a. Jesus had many disciples followers with varying degrees of dedication but he chose a specific twelve and named them apostles. It was now a time of trouble and danger with the disciples of christ. Blue letter bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the. Pauls opening words are not however as weak as the king james version translates them. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. Chapter 1 verse 1 establishes the fact that luke a gentile is the writer, the former treatise being his gospel lk.
The miracles in the book of acts lists the miracle, where it happened, and where it is recorded in scripture. Martyn lloydjones called acts that most lyrical of books live in that book, i exhort you. While there are some areas of great detail of the acts of the apostles, many times you must use cross references to the gospels of matthew, mark, luke and john as well as some other epistles in the new testament to get the full picture of what was. John mark is first mentioned as the son of a woman named mary acts 12. First of all luke mentions the fact that acts is the sequel to the gospel of luke written around 5560 ad, and therefore must have been written later. The beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church a chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 6 acts 1 50 days 1. And it came to pass, that, while apollos was at corinth, paul having passed through the upper. Acts 1 kjv the former treatise have i made, o bible gateway. To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom. The gospel of luke, as well as the book of acts, is addressed to a certain theophilus cf luke 1. Luke records many examples of conversion in the book of acts e. Later, mark is mentioned as a companion of barnabas and paul during their travels together acts 12.
The temple represents the pitiful nature of religious service 1. Jan 02, 2020 lydia was a worshiper of god but, like cornelius in acts 10, had not yet heard the gospel. Kjv bible verses from acts, often referred to as the acts of the apostles, is not to be considered as a history of what was done by all the apostles, who were dispersed into different nations. Four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy probably these were no more than teachers in the church. Sir william ramsay, after making a critical study of lukes writings, declared that luke was the greatest historian, ancient or modern. Imagine what it would be like if the book of acts wasnt.
1048 1533 1210 495 1296 1011 369 231 1012 1361 101 999 1077 750 29 8 369 939 17 511 527 855 978 180 1557 1049 1416 972 1594 1017 200 113 470 307 402