In Acts 1:8, Luke was recording the promise of the gift of the HS by Christ to the disciples and to all believers in Christ that would take place after His ascension. Jesus made a similar promise in John 7:37-39 where He said, “On the last day of the feast, the greatest day, Jesus stood up and shouted out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him ...

2004年8月12日 · I took Titus along also. 8 For God, who was at work in the ministry of Peter as an apostle to the Jews, was also at work in my ministry as an apostle to the Gentiles (Galatians 1:17--2:1, 8). Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 1:1).

2013年8月6日 · The same thing happened with the Gentiles in Acts 10 and with the followers of John’s baptism in Ephesus (Acts 19). These transitional outpourings of the Holy Spirit follow the pattern of Acts 1:8. Once the transition was completed, all that believe in Christ receive the Holy Spirit at the moment of salvation (Gal. 3:2-5).

Acts 1:8. Tradition Dropped. In 1983 a fifty-year-old tradition was quietly dropped by the U.S. House of ...

Acts 1:8 Topic: Acts Tradition Dropped. In 1983 a fifty-year-old tradition was quietly dropped by the U.S. House of Representatives. The tradition involved the annual reading of George Washington’s farewell address on the occasion of his birthday.

Now the church has scattered. In Acts 8:4-25, Luke describes how the gospel is proclaimed in Samaria. In Acts 9:31, we are told that “the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace and thus was strengthened.” So by Acts 9:31, the gospel had been preached in Jerusalem, all Judea and Samaria.

2004年8月12日 · The result was a massive missionary expansion, without any missions committee, without any “support,” and (remarkably) without the leadership and presence of the apostles. Acts 1:8 was being fulfilled in Acts 8:1, but not in the way we would have expected. The Great Commission of Matthew 28:18-20 was given in the form of a command.

2012年11月15日 · Luke is the obvious author of both the Gospel of Luke and Acts (compare Luke 1:1-4 and Acts 1:1-2). The term "volume" was used in Greek for a historical narrative. Technically (i.e., in Classical Greek) it implied one of at least three works.

2006年11月29日 · Acts 22:3, 4. Acts 26:4, 5, 9-11. Now read Acts 9:1-19. 2. A. Why did Saul want to go to Damascus? By what term was Christianity now identified? (9:1, 2) B. (Digging Deeper) Locate Damascus on a map. How far did Paul travel? (Note: Damascus was the hub of a caravan network of trade from Syria, Mesopotamia, Persia and Arabia.

2012年11月15日 · 8:16-17 This is different from the stated order of events in Acts 2:38. The discrepancy is due to the specific action of the Holy Spirit: (1) in 2:38 in relation to salvation and (2) in 8:16 in relation to a Pentecostal type of experience. The same "Holy Spirit event" of Acts 2 now occurred with Samaritans.