From darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God
Acts 26:15-18 15 ‘Then I asked, “Who are you, Lord?” ‘ “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” the Lord replied. 16 “Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and will see of me. 17 I will rescue […]
What we can learn from the rule Paul laid down in all the churches
Paul laid down the rule in all the churches in Corinthians 7:17-24. 17 Nevertheless, each person should live as a believer in whatever situation the Lord has assigned to them, just as God has called them. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches. 18 Was a man already circumcised when he was called? […]
Paul’s Life Testimonial
Acts 20:17 – 38 Let us study Paul’s life testimonial written in Acts 20:17 – 35 to become imitators and a model (1 Thessalonians 1:6 – 7). Paul said to the elders of the church in Ephesus (expressed as “us” in the following summary): From the first day and always (18), Paul served the Lord […]
Peter’s Vision
Acts 10:9 – 23 In Leviticus 20:24 – 26, God commanded Israel to make distinction between clean and unclean animals or birds. Details about this distinction are found in Leviticus 11:1 – 47. The purpose of this was to set Israel holy and apart from the other nations (Leviticus 20:26). But in the vision, Peter saw […]
The Community of the Holy Spirit
Acts 4:32 – 37 Acts 5:1 – 11 I. The believers shared their possessions (Acts 4:32 – 37) See Acts 4:32. 32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. God’s grace was so powerfully at work in […]
Salvation is found in no one else
Acts 3:12 – 4:22 Last week we studied Peter’s 1st Message written in Acts 2. Today, let us study Peter’s 2nd and 3rd Message written in Acts 3 and 4. Let us remember key verses (Acts 4:11, 12, 19, 20) and declare them when applicable. I. Peter’s 2nd Message In Acts 3:1 – 10, Peter […]
The 1st Message of Peter
Acts 2:14 – 41 Acts consists of 28 chapters. I recently read the 1st half (Chapter 1 ~ 14). In Acts chapter 1 ~ 14, There are several messages by Peter, Paul, and Stephen. An interesting fact I see is that they preached in front of Jews who put Jesus to death. How real and […]
