The Acts of the Apostles

I am taking a New Testament course at school and for a weekly assignment I will be writing some posts about what I am learning.

1.     1. Acts emphasizes many different things throughout the book. Here is a list of some of those things:

·         Missionary work by spreading God’s word

·         The future of Christ’s church

·         Saints are enriched by the words of Christ

·         Miracles are worked through the power of God

·         People are baptized

·         Gospel is taught by witnesses

·         Repentance is granted unto the Gentiles

·         The name “Christians” is used to describe disciples

·         The church grows!

2. Peter's happenings in Acts 2-5 and 8-10:

·         Testifies of Jesus’ resurrection

·         Preaches about salvation

·         Talks about the Holy Ghost

·         He and John heal a man who is lame

·         Preaches about repentance

·         Talks of the restoration of the gospel and the Second Coming

·         He and John are arrested

·         Testifies that salvation comes through Christ

·         He and John are arrested again and an angel rescues them

·         Testifies of Christ

·         He and John give the laying on  of hands so that the Holy Ghost might be received

·         Peter rebukes Simon for trying to buy the gift of the Holy Ghost

·         He heals Aeneas and raises Dorcas from the dead

·         He sees a vision and is commanded to take the gospel to the Gentiles

·         He gets freed from prison again by an angel