Of the Apostles the Building of the Church
OF THE APOSTLES THE BUILDING OF THE CHURCH INVER GROVE CHURCH OF CHRIST FALL 2019 THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES Acts 1 The Promise of the Holy Spirit LESSON 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, (2) Until the Author: Unlike Paul’s Epistles, the Author of Acts does day in which he was taken up, after that he through the not name himself. The use of the personal pronoun “I” Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles in the opening sentence, seems to indicate the books whom he had chosen: (3) To whom also he shewed first recipients must have known the writer. The himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, beginning of this book and the third gospel have been being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the accepted as from Luke. things pertaining to the kingdom of God: (4) And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that Date: Seems that the book was written before outcome they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the of the trial Paul went through, around 61 AD. promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of Purpose: The book of Acts , mainly the acts of Peter me. (5) For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall and Paul, mostly Paul. Paul was an Apostle to Gentiles. be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. Rom 11:13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I The Ascension am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office: (6) When they therefore were come together, they We will see the Wonderful Work among the Nations asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore come to the gospel call, the Household of God passes again the kingdom to Israel? (7) And he said unto from being a National institution to an International them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, World Institution.
[Show full text]