This wont happen for at least seven more years from the day of pentecost in acts chapter 2. Incidentally, notice the clear reference in verse acts 3. The god of glory appeared to our father abraham while he was in mesopotamia, before he had settled in haran, 3 and said to him, go forth from your land and from your kinsfolk to the land that i will show you. A prayer that brought the holy spirit down desiring god. This does not denote any particular angel, but simply an angel. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of acts in the bible king james version. Here god shakes the building to demonstrate his power. You can downloadsave a pdf document with all the verse by verse lessons in acts facts part two, from chapter 1 through the first half of chapter 9. Moses is back, and once again were talking about the. The inherent hatred of truth and righteousness on the.
Acts 4 niv peter and john before the sanhedrin bible gateway. Peter is preaching to a jewish audience on the day of pentecost. Think of deuteronomy as a sequelslashremake of the rest of the hebrew bible up until this point. Here it says, and they were all filled with the holy spirit. Acts bible book with full chapters king james version. Acts of the apostles 16, new living translation nlt. The messengers arrive at the house of simon the tanner, and deliver their message.
In deference to the jews of the area, he arranged for timothy to be circumcised. The mighty dragon who had attempted to devour the christ, who had been caught up unto god, and unto his throne revelation 12. Paul had the holy spirit inside him and had jesus speaking him. It encourages gods servants, both in doing work, and suffering work, that they serve the god who made all things, and therefore has the disposal of all events. 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. Every christian receives the holy spirit of sonship romans 8. Jeremiah 31 is the thirtyfirst chapter of the book of jeremiah in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. Christ had risen from the dead, as the first, the chief, that should rise from the dead, ch. Acts 4 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Deuteronomy is the last book of the pentateuch greek for fivebook or of the thora hebrew word for law. The location is the temple, with a jewish audience. The question that was asked by that jailor at the prison in philippi, is the foundational question that should be in the heart of every man born of woman and every woman begotten of man, what must i do to be saved. His mother was a jewish believer, but his father was a greek.
This is part 6 in a 23 part study on the book of john. Study the bible online using commentary on acts 4 and more. Peter and john are arrested and brought before the councilpeter testifies that salvation comes because of christthe sadducees strive to silence. Were looking at john 4 and well be looking at the woman of samaria but its more than that because in this chapter, jesus ministers to a number of people the samaritan woman, his disciples in a brief text, the samaritans from the village of sychar and at the end, he ministers to the nobleman and his. Can we imagine having jesus speaking to us, thank god for the holy spirit. An angel appears to cornelius, a centurion, and directs him to send to joppa, for peter, to instruct him in the way of salvation, 16. The book of acts also describes the work of the two apostles peter and paul. Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of the church. We are to trust in the person of the son of god to put our faith in the one and only object that has. David guzik commentary on acts 4, where peter and john face the sanhedrin, and.
John 4 niv bible now jesus learned that the pharisees. This chapter is notable for the passage about the new covenant 31. Study guide for acts 4 by david guzik blue letter bible. The name shows that they followed the way by which people receive salvation. Peter never had a ministry to gentiles except the one time in acts chapter 10. This week, rabbi silverman continues our study in the brit hadasha new covenant on the book of acts progressing from chapter 4 into chapter 5. Criticism has especially focused on the book of deuteronomy as it is said to have been written only at the time of. And the answer is equally as fundamental believe on the lord jesus christ. The book contains prophecies attributed to the prophet jeremiah, and is one of the books of the prophets. He was asking about the spirit baptism that john had preached acts 19. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. Peter and john have just healed a man lame from birth, who is now leaping. Luke addressed the book of acts and his gospel to a man named theophilus see acts 1.
Its got a similar cast of characters, a similar story, and even some of the same axioms. The geographical centre of the first part is jerusalem, of the second antioch, where the first great assembly of converted heathens was formed. Acts 4 new international version niv peter and john before the sanhedrin. Peter and john are bolder for jesus than ever before. And when they had prayed either while they were praying, or as soon as they had done. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Verses 514 we have here the trial of peter and john before the judges of the. Perhaps, these specific mentions here just show how few received the gospel message into their hearts. The recipients of this book were jewish believers who had been dispersed 1. In verse 4, luke quotes jesus as saying something that seems counter. The unity of the pentateuch and the fact that moses is the author of it have often been denied since the 19th century. The glorious success of the gospel at pentecost and for some time afterward could not last. The gentiles in acts were jewish proselytes and had already turned from idols.
Peter had to come to the defense of paul in acts chapter 15. Peter is the human main character in the first 12 chapters, paul in the second part from chapter. Many people are falling for the lip, tongue and cheek. 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 23 new international version niv 23 paul looked straight at the sanhedrin and said, my brothers, i have fulfilled my duty to god in all good conscience to this day. Acts 4 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Rather than doing away with the law of god, the new covenant.
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