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The Acts of the Apostles: Notes Notes by David Istre WORKS CITED Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Acts (Martin, F., & Smith, E.) Authentic Christianity: Acts (Martyn Lloyd-Jones) College Press NIV Commentary: Acts (Gaertner, D.) Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Acts (Longenecker, R. N.) New Bible commentary (Gempf, C.) New American Commentary: Acts (Polhill, J. B.) …
An Exposition of the Acts of the Apostles Acts 1:1-2:13, The Holy Spirit Continues Everything Jesus Began to Do and to Teach INTRODUCTION Luke 1:1–4 (CSB) — 1 Many have undertaken to compile a narrative about the events that have been fulfilled among us, 2 just as the original eyewitnesses and servants …
1 Corinthians 12:12–20 (CSB) — 12 For just as the body is one and has many parts, and all the parts of that body, though many, are one body—so also is Christ. 13 For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and we were all given …
Verse 1c: The World Does Not Know Us See what great love the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children—and we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it didn’t know him. One of the realities of our adoption and regeneration as the children of God is …
INTRODUCTION: Vision for Christian Life Opening Prayer: Ephesians 3:16–19 (CSB) — 16 I pray that he may grant [us], according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with power in [our] inner being through his Spirit, 17 and that Christ may dwell in [our] hearts through faith. I pray that [we], being rooted …
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Verse 1b: God’s Children See what great love the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children—and we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it didn’t know him. This clear vision of God’s love completely regenerates and renews his children and changes them from the inside-out the …
Chapter 3: The Children of God The third chapter and center of John’s epistle brings us to the source of our gospel: the love of God. This epistle unfolds the word of life and illuminates the fellowship that believers have with their heavenly Father through the body of Christ in the promised Holy Spirit with …
Deuteronomy 18:9–14 (CSB) — “When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable customs of those nations. 10 No one among you is to sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire, practice divination, tell fortunes, interpret omens, practice sorcery, 11 cast spells, consult a medium or …
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If you know that he is righteous, you know this as well: Everyone who does what is right has been born of him. An important break in thought occurs as John introduces a new topic – “the tests for knowing the children of God” – and brings his attention away from the false teachers and …
God is offended by the kind of religion that makes room for both "the world" and "Christ"; he does not accept the prayers of those who continue in iniquity. Instead, God gives us greater grace in Christ so that we can cleanse our hands, purify our hearts, and humbly draw near to him through Christ.
