The unique contribution of the book of acts, part of a series. Here in the first chapter, the spirit is mentioned four times verses 2, 5, 8, 16. Peters discourse concerning the death of judas iscariot, acts 1. Acts 1 niv jesus taken up into heaven in my bible gateway. Acts starts, as we shall see later, with the ascension and the fact that jesus was exalted. Jan 26, 20 study of the book of acts chapter 1 ivy baptist church. May god grant that we find our lives transformed by the truths of this book, and even. The structure of our text, in its context, can be outlined as follows. Strongs exhaustive concordance of the bible, numbered to the hebrew, chaldee, and greek, and english, coded to the strongs concordance numbers. Acts chapters 1 through 7 describe the gospel in jerusalem, chapters 8. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. With the exception of johns gospel, acts uses the greek terms for witness mar. The fact that both the gospel and acts have survived indicates that the two. In this passage, luke is restating the great commission challenge jesus gave in luke 24.
Acts chapter 1 questions for discussion the living word. It covers primarily the activities of peter and paul, not those of all the apostles. People who tell the truth about jesus christ john 14. As a second volume to lukes gospel, it joins what jesus began to do and to teach 1. It alone presents an extensive picture of early church life and history. Acts 1, new international version niv the bible app. Luke uses it, of what we should call the several books or portions of his histories.
This is the acts of the apostles chapter 1 to 28 in tagalog dramatized audio. Be sure to also read the chapter s before and after the passage once. Acts chapter 1 explained discover the 66 books of the bible. The birth of the church happens in acts 2 with the outpouring of the holy spirit. Acts 2 new international version niv the holy spirit comes at pentecost. Principles of evangelism from the book of acts truthonlybible. Study guide for acts 1 by david guzik blue letter bible. Lukes prologue, containing a repetition of christs history from his passion till his ascension, acts 1. At one time the gospel of luke and the book of acts were joined together as one book with two. Now, its possible to listen to the word of god anywhere and anytime. May he bless you as you witness the truth, the grace and the power with which he launched and continues to love his church. Acts 1 new international version niv jesus taken up into heaven. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of god. This would indicate it was matthew, mark, luke, or john.
The idea of being a witness and bearing thorough witness about god. When i read this chapter in the book of acts i think of the sorcerers apprenticewalt disneys version. Commentary on the gospel of john chapter 1 bible truth. If interpreted, is it still biblical to speak in tongues today. The title as we know it comes from the second century and only partially discloses the theme of the document. Acts 01 bible bowl acts chapter 1 acts 02 bible bowl acts chapter 2 acts 03 bible bowl acts chapter 3 acts 04 bible bowl acts chapter 4 acts 05 bible bowl acts chapter 5 acts 06 bible bowl acts chapter 6 acts 07 bible bowl acts chapter 7 acts 08 bible bowl acts chapter 8 acts 09 bible bowl acts chapter 9 acts. We see in the book of acts how the gospel of jesus christ is spread not only to. The book is a continuation of the gospel written by luke. So far, just having finished acts 15, i am amazed that after peter and john.
Jesus also established the fact of his resurrection with many infallible proofs. The acts of the apostles is a unique and therefore crucial book of the new testament. The book of acts tells the story of the beginning of the church of jesus christ. The author of acts had written a former account of jesus life. Acts begins with jesus teaching the apostles about the kingdom of god outside jerusalem, and ends, about thirty years later, with paul teaching gentile christians about the kingdom of god in rome. The title as we know it comes from the second century and only partially discloses the theme of. Download pdf download word recommend printing the pdf and keeping a copy in your bible. Bible study chapter by chapter methods questions god. First, determine to whom the book is addressed or who is it about. For the following reasons, luke is generally considered to be the inspired author of acts. The object of the book has been considered to be, 1. T he book of acts in the bible, written around 6263 a.
It taught truths that were incredible to the unregenerate world. The chapter method of bible study is to take a whole book and study the chapters in their order. Acts 2 niv the holy spirit comes at pentecost bible. The book of acts course a, lesson 1 free bible study. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english. I am writing this account so that you will know the truth about them luke 1.
And this is where our story takes upin chapter 4 of the book of acts. Acts, chapter 1 united states conference of catholic bishops. God in his word often uses repetitive statements to stress a particular truth so not be misunderstood. Peter preached to this crowd, giving the gospel but not fully concluding, when a party of temple guards came up and arrested them. A timid peter is transformed into a bold evangelist whose first preach sees about three thousand souls added to the church acts 2. The return of the disciples to jerusalem, and their employment there, acts 1. Genesis 1 niv bible in the beginning god created the. Luke began his book, which we call the acts of the apostles or simply acts, by. He was still in all ways god, but came in the form of a man. Acts chapter 1 questions for discussion the living. Sssh the book of acts the outpouring of the holy spirit at pentecost revealed a crucial truth about what happened in heav. Acts 1 jesus taken up into heaven 1 in my former book, theophilus, i wrote about all that jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the holy spirit to the apostles he had chosen. Acts 01 bible bowl acts chapter 1 acts 02 bible bowl acts chapter 2 acts 03 bible bowl acts chapter 3 acts 04 bible bowl acts chapter 4 acts 05 bible bowl acts chapter 5 acts 06 bible bowl acts chapter 6.
It was practical to have a scroll about thirtyfive feet in length. This plainly speaks of the incarnation of almighty god in man. In the gospels, you would want to check a harmony of the gospels. In those two years, luke had plenty of time to research and write his gospel and the book of acts. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 2 acts the beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church table of contents scripture passage page 1. I connect the commencement and the close, because i think that the juxtaposition throws great light upon the purpose of the writer, and suggests some very important lessons. The introductions are similar in other ways as well. Truth for life is the teaching ministry of alistair begg and is committed to teaching the bible with clarity and relevance so that unbelievers will be converted, believers will be established, and local churches will be strengthened. The acts of the apostles may be a misnomer since what is recorded are the acts of the holy spirit through his human vessels, including the apostles, for the glory of god. John says the word was god and the word became flesh. It thrills our heart to know that folks are learning, and so many are writing and calling and telling us that for the first they are beginning to see the difference between god dealing with israel and the church. A harmony of the gospels is a chronological listing of the events in the four gospels. The ascension of christ is where lukes first book closed and acts opens. Acts 1 new international version niv jesus taken up into heaven 1 in my former book, theophilus, i wrote about all that jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the holy spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
The gospel will be preached in jerusalem and judea acts chapters. The significance of the prologue with its introductory address to. See introduction as to the title thus given to the book. It opens with a greeting to theophilus, who was also the intended recipient of lukes gospel. Jesus, the risen lord the message of acts part of the series. If you are new to the bible or a new christian, we highly recommend starting at the book of john in the new testament. It further tells us the union of god the father and son was not one that began in time.
The importance of the book of acts one can hardly overstate the. The book of acts was penned by luke, the physician. Ancient books were generally written on papyrus scrolls. To relate in what manner the gifts of the holy spirit were communicated on the day of pentecost, and the miracles performed by the apostles, to confirm the truth of christianity, as showing that christs declarations were really fulfilled. The book of acts provides a bridge for the writings of the nt. Many people call acts the acts of the apostles, but really, if you want to add to the name acts, perhaps, a better name would be the acts of the early church. 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.
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