Tag: Acts
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Shall Be Saved
Our call to God for help or salvation does not move God to give eternal salvation. Our desire to call shows that the new birth has already happened to us. Our call brings deliverance here and now with the comfort and assurance of the finished work of Christ, and possibly even some temporal deliverance of…
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The Prophecy of Joel
The main point of Peter’s sermon is to show that the miracles which people are seeing and hearing are proving that the Messiah has come and He is Jesus of Nazareth.
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In Like Manner
“Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.” (Acts 1:11) We have before us one of the clearest teachings about the return of Jesus…
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The Bible • God’s Instruction Manual
“When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. But ye shall receive power, after…
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The Charge
When you have a question about what to do or need to make an important decision, how should we as Christians respond?
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O, Theophilus!
The content emphasizes that the Book of Acts, addressed to Theophilus, is a treatise for those who love God. It recounts Jesus’ continued work through the Holy Spirit and God’s assurances for believers.
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The Cause of Mercy
Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. 1st Timothy 1:16 In this verse, Paul tells us that there was a cause for the mercy he received. Was it something he…
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