Acts of the Apostles Chapter 1 This chapter deals with the ascension of Jesus to heaven as witnessed by his apostles. Shortly after the ascension, the eleven apostles set forth to Jerusalem where they discussed the need to replace Judas. They proposed Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and a man named Matthias. They gave lots to them and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he became the replacement for Judas. Chapter 2 The coming of the Holy Spirit appears in the form
Historical Context The Book of Acts, or sometimes known as The Acts of the Apostles was written between 62 and 70 A.D. To better understand the meaning behind Acts, one should look at the history and what lead to the writing of this book. It was written as a second half of a two part series, with Luke being the first half. Without mentioning himself in either of his writing, it is believed that Luke, a traveling companion of Paul, as mentioned in Colossians 4:14, 2 Timothy 4:11, and Philemon verse
Luke to the Apostles, he addresses the apostles on how they are to live and govern themselves as individuals and in community. These specifications are echoes of the passage in John 20:21 where Jesus says to his disciples, “As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.” The meaning of the phrase can be understood as, the apostles are to act as Jesus acted, for his actions were those set out by God the Father. In the Acts of the Apostles there are several examples where the apostles are directly
In Acts 1:4-5, Jesus tells the Apostles to wait in Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit that they will be baptized in. In The Apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit. At this time, it was poured out for all people to gain access to, for the first time ever. (Titus 3:4-7) Before, the Spirit was only given for specific reasons to specific people so that they could do specific things for Gods will. There has been a lot of debate and discussion among people about what the gift of the Holy Spirit is. In Acts2:38
The Acts of the Apostles and Religious Intolerance The Acts of the Apostles is the geographical and political story of the development of the Christian Church under the impulse of the Holy Spirit. Although many of us may think that the issues of sectarianism are new, the Acts of the Apostles shows clearly religious intolerance over two thousand years ago. In this respect, it is comparable
According to Luke and the Acts of the Apostles cover about 27-30% of the New Testament making Luke the greatest contributor and making the content and messages in which he presents extremely important and influential. Often referred to as the “companion” books, this paper will explain the relationship between these two works and make intelligible each book’s message in regards to the roles of the the apostles and disciples of Jesus Christ. The Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles is an attempt to answer
The Book of Acts was written to provide a history of the early church. Acts emphasis the importance of the day of Pentecost and being empowered to be effective witnesses for Jesus Christ. Acts sheds light on the ministry gift of the Holy Spirit, which empowers, guides, teaches, and serves as our Counselor. When reading the Book of Acts many of the readers will be enlightened and encouraged by the many miracles that were being performed during this time by the disciples Peter, John, and Paul. The
recorded in the fifteenth chapter of Acts, especially verses 13 to 29. h. Regardless of who was the leader, the Council’s decision was not one leader’s authoritative action. The decision and its implementation were the Council’s collegial action. What we see here is the “collegiality” of the apostles rather than the sole dictatorship like the monarchical papacy of the Roman Church. i. The apostles as a body in Jerusalem sent Peter and John to Samaria on a mission (Acts: 14-17). j. Paul withstood Peter
. First major theme of the book of Acts is the work of the Holy Spirit in the apostles and the early church. Jesus appeared to his disciples and commanded them not to leave Jerusalem but wait for the gift, the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:3b-5) As they gathered together and prayed in one place, the Holy Spirit came to rest on each of them (2:1-3). The disciples who were filled with the Holy Spirit boldly proclaimed God’s word and performed miracles (2:14-42, 3:1-10). Throughout the book, the author focuses
The Book of Acts is a continuation of the story of Jesus. Jesus continues the work He started in the flesh by working through His new body, that of the Christian Church. The term Christian was first given at Antioch and it translates “Christ like.” The apostles were given the Holy Spirit and the power to perform miracles. The word apostle means someone who has seen Jesus. STRUCTURE The Book of Acts can be sub-divided as follows: 1. The gospel of Jesus is preached in Jerusalem. Acts 1.1-6.7 2.
the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). This statement, spoken by Jesus at the beginning of the book of Acts is indicative of what was to follow. Indeed the Acts of the Apostles, believed to be penned by Luke the Evangelist, documented the beginning of the Christian religion and its dispersion out from Jerusalem (). But when it came to bringing the message out of Jerusalem and to the Gentiles, someone was needed to bridge the gap between the Jewish and Roman worlds. The apostle Paul of Tarsus did just
The biblical book of Acts is an interpretation of the early discoursing regarding Jesus Christ, the development of the ancient Christian people, and sharing the good news of the Christian message. When Jesus was raise from the dead he went to see his disciples to my understanding, respiring on the disciples and stating, “Receive ye the Holy Ghost” (John 20:22, NKJV). On the contrary even though the disciples had obtained the Holy Ghost after Jesus respired on them, my studies revealed that Jesus
to understand they need God’s grace for salvation. Soon, Peter goes on to explain the tongues of fire. He says that the apostles are not drunk and that what is happening is what Joel predicted would happen. Peter also states how Jesus is the fulfillment of everything. Through this, the understanding of the Holy Spirit comes into play because the Holy Spirit allows the apostles to speak many languages. After this, Peter convinces many to repent and be baptized. He converts over 6,000 people in a day
life I have seen many changes, some for the good and others not as good. Change can be demanding and also crucial. The early believers would encounter this. One can see that significant change happened, when reading through the gospels and the book of acts it is obvious to the reader that the believers who followed Jesus would never be the same again. They had enjoyed a time of fellowship with Jesus and teaching from Him. But He was now preparing them to understand that he was going to leave them
individuals. Mysticism we're talking about has resulted of a profound experience of people with God. For the start of the topic is important to clarify the very concept of mysticism. The whole of Christianity, the Holy Scripture, and especially the Acts of the Apostles are interwoven with a large number of mystical experiences, experiences that defy logic and that somehow distinguish Christianity from the ordinary teaching or ideology. It is very difficult to speak on this subject for the simple reason -
different beliefs of what should be canonized compared to the Protestants. Protestants mainly recognize the books that involve Christ and the apostles. Protestants recognize these books as the word of God. Protestants also believe that many books in the Old Testament are known as the word of god according to the Holy Spirit. Protestants also canonize books that apostles viewed as sacred to Jews. Protestants also reject all of apocryphal books. One of the major points stressed by Hodge in this essay is
Reading Response II – 1 Epistle of Peter The author Peter admits himself as the apostle of God. He is writing to the Gentiles Christians in hostile pagan land to keep their hope on Jesus Christ’s promises and to live a holy life before God despite mounting persecution and various trials. His letter reflects the history and terminology of the Gospel and Acts which is notably Peter’s speeches. Themes and concepts reflect Peter’s experiences and his associations in the period of our Lord’s ministry
the twelve apostles. In order to understand who these people were and to understand why Jesus chose them, we must understand what an apostle is. What is an apostle? The word apostle means “one who is sent out”. The most similar word that we have in the English lauguage is the word missionary. There are two different occasions that the word apostle is used in the New Testament. It is for the vast majority used to describe the twelve apostles of Jesus, however, there were also apostles that were
Saul to the apostles IV. His mission work with Paul V. His departure from Paul VI. Barnabas as a writer VII. His Death Barnabas was a native of the island of Cyprus. His birthplace makes him a Jew of the Diaspora, the dispersion of Jews outside Palestine or modern Israel. He was originally named Joseph but the apostles called him Barnabas, he probably acquired this name because of his ability as a preacher. The name Barnabas was understood by Luke to mean "Son of Encouragement" (Acts 4:36). Barnabas
There is some evidence to suggest that the pericope in Acts 15 and Gal.2:1-10 refers to the same event. A possible explanation for this might be that the two biblical texts exposed the arguments about the conditional rules for non-Jewish Christian converts, particularly for the Gentiles. The findings from Luke’s text was exhaustive on the issues on circumcision of the Gentles. One question that needs to be asked, however, is whether these apostles heeded properly what Jesus Christ instructed them? It