The inspired historian begins his narrative of the acts of the apostles, i. F download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Through the power of the holy spirit, they lived out a triumphant faith in the face of opposition and persecution, established order for the growing movement, and took the gospel to the ends of the earth. May 25, 2016 here is a bible study with commentary and a summary of acts chapter three. This book is to the gospels what the fruit is to the tree that bears it. Paul and barnabas respond to the teaching of the men from judea. Nobody remembers who named the book, but for me it was the beginning of three decades of intensive bible study as i. The questions contain minimal human commentary, but instead urge students to study to understand scripture.
An immense amount of apostolic service is left unrecorded, and mention is made of just a few incidents which serve to show the way the spirit of god operated in bearing witness to the risen and exalted jesus, and in conducting the disciples into the fulness of christian blessing. A selection of the best commentaries and bible study resources on the book of acts. Book of acts versebyverse bible study and indepth commentary of the acts of the apostles in plain english for everyone to understand. The acts of the apostles is a unique and therefore crucial book of the new testament. A free bible version and commentary on the book of acts in easyenglish. Luke wrote the gospel according to luke and the book of the acts of the apostles the book of acts is a continuation of the record luke began in. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. The book of acts is a thrilling account of the early church discovering what it means to be christian. What he knew, he diligently taught in the synagogue. Read acts commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. And on this account it has been generally placed at the end of the four gospels.
Acts commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Tom constables expository notes on acts this is also available in the net. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading acts. A good study bible we recommend the following features. We do not recommend loose translations or oneman translations. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. A commentary on acts of the apostles bible study guide. Acts 1 jesus ascends to heaven, a new apostle chosen a. Top 5 commentaries on the book of acts ligonier ministries.
It is designed to help christians learn more about the bible they love so much and to think. Acts is a pivotal book in the new testament, says bruce, for it provided the sequel to the gospels and the background to the apostolic letters. By diligent study he had become mighty in the scriptures. There are a number of good commentaries on the book of acts. The forward progress of the church is the second turning point study on the book of acts.
The god of the bible study of the father, son, and holy spirit. Through the ministry of saul of tarsus, gods mission to reclaim his creation from the death grip of evil would move to its next stage. The questions contain minimal human commentary, but instead urge students to study to. In addition, there are topical studies on issues such as spiritual leadership, gods redemptive plan, and old testament character studies. Acts introduction scofield reference bible commentary. Click the commentary tab or pulldown menu for a full selection of commentaries over any bible passage you are researching. Nobody remembers who named the book, but for me it was the beginning of three decades of intensive bible study as i wrote additional commentaries, all of them falling under the new be series.
The title as we know it comes from the second century and only partially discloses the theme of. Study acts using the geneva study bible to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Written as part of scripture unions bible study commentary series, which encourages regular, systematic personal bible reading, this commentary is also designed as a resource manual for group study. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. The book of acts also describes the work of the two apostles peter and paul. The book of acts tells of the church that carries on the life of christ.
Often referred to as a onebook pentecostal library, the fire bible contains 77 theme articles, 45 maps and charts, introductions to each book of the bible, and pentecostal study notes. Doughty southside christian church january 2014 introduction. Acts commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Agape bible study, in depth catholic scripture study of both the old and new testaments, catecism of the catholic church, bible study,commentaries, ancient catholic scholars, contemporay catholic scholars, biblical history, salvation history, fathers of the church. Lifechange lifechange bible studies will help you grow in christlikeness through a lifechanging encounter with gods word.
A commentary on the acts of the apostles by pastor galen l. It covers what happens in the first couple of decades in the early church after the ascension of jesus. Several questions can be answered from the first 2 verses. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english. Most can be obtained from a good religious bookstore. Acts of the apostles bible study notes, commentary, and comments.
The acts is an historical book, but it is not mere history. Preparations for worldwide witnessing, jesus ascension, outpouring of holy spirit, persecution of disciples, sauls conversion, paul and barnabas, missionary tours. Imagine what it would be like if the book of acts wasnt in the bible. The gospel of luke, as well as the book of acts, is addressed to a certain theophilus cf luke 1.
We can just imagine how satan wanted to take advantage of this situation. Often referred to as a one book pentecostal library, the fire bible contains 77 theme articles, 45 maps and charts, introductions to each book of the bible, and pentecostal study notes. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. The book of acts bible study guide chapter 1 online.
We have just added many new sources, including the expositors bible commentary, bengels gnomon, langes commentary, hastings great texts and many more. Study the bible online using commentary on acts introduction and more. Encounter the beautiful depth of acts through enlightening versebyverse commentary from charles ryrie as he explores the important historical background, provides insights from the original language, and helps with the difficult passages. Filled with a wealth of ideas for going deeper so you can return to this study again and again. The following are the five that i have found to be the most helpful. With a reference to, and a brief recapitulation of, his gospel, or history of the life of christ, inscribing this, as he had done that, to his friend theophilus, ver. This neverbeforereleased volume draws on gold medallion awardwinner chuck swindolls 50 years of experience with studying and preaching gods word. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. With bible gateway plus, you gain instant access to a digital bible study library, including complete notes from the niv cultural backgrounds study bible and the new bible commentary. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. Pauls epistles, as many circumstances in them are referred to by the narrative contained. The gospel of luke, as well as the book of acts, is. Acts 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary.
He served as a field missionary in bolivia for 16 years and he taught on the faculty of the school of intercultural studies at fuller seminary for 30 years. In the book of the acts we see how the church of christ was formed and settled. Bible commentary on acts introduction book introduction acts. A bible study commentary kindle edition by bruce, f. A better title would be the acts or the workings of the holy spirit, because he is the real main character of the book. Everyday bible commentary christian book distributors. Bible study of acts join us for an inspiring study on the. The book of acts bible study guide chapter 1 youtube. Acts was written by luke after writing the gospel of luke as a second part to that book.
Best commentaries and books on acts logos bible software. First, he wanted the false doctrine of works righteousness to succeed. The book of the acts of the apostles forms the fifth, and last, of the historical books of the new testament. Blue letter bible is now partnering with wordboarda whiteboard animation project developed by james street that focuses on explaining books or passages in the bible in a fun, simple way. Commentaries for acts chapter 1 the jerusalem church. May 25, 2016 here is a bible study and commentary with summary of acts, chapter one. At one time the gospel of luke and the book of acts were joined together as one. Acts 1 commentary william barclays daily study bible. This workbook was designed for bible class study, family study, or personal study. Nov 01, 2017 luke wrote the gospel according to luke and the book of the acts of the apostles the book of acts is a continuation of the record luke began in the gospel of luke. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of acts. Publication of any commentary or other bible reference work produced for commercial sale that uses the new living. It is designed to help christians learn more about the bible they love so much and to think through it. A full chapter by chapter study would take more than six months, so feel free to select from our available lessons below.
This commentary has been through advanced checking. David guzik commentary on acts 1 describes the ascension of jesus into heaven and the. Chapterbychapter bible studies acts kathleendalton. It traces the first decades in the history of the church after the resurrection of christ, focusing in particular on the work of peter and paul. Insights on acts explores the expansion of the early church throughout the roman world in the continuing 15volume swindolls living insights new testament commentary series. T he wiersbe bible commentaryhad a modest beginning in 1972 when victor books pub lished my commentary on 1 john and called it be real. This commentary is based upon my personal devotional notes and reflections on the book of acts. The title as we know it comes from the second century and only partially discloses the theme of the document. The book of acts, above all else, is a story about the churchand what a story it is.
In addition to the fire bible notes, we also released a commentary on the book of acts by pentecostal scholar stanley horton. Content includes book studies on luke, ephesians, thessalonians, james, 1 samuel, john, and acts. This may be the greatest threat to the work of the gospel seen in the book of acts. Acts is a pivotal book in the new testament, says bruce, for it provided the sequel to the gospels and the background to the apostolic. These 27 episodes are a bibel study on the bible book of acts. It traces the first decades in the history of the church after the resurrection of christ, focusing in. David jeremiahs teaching on chapters five through nine separates the transitional from the permanent and highlights every theological and practical principle upon which the church was established.
It was famous as a place for jews to study the scriptures. Read acts commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. The former account i made, o theophilus, of all that jesus began both to do and teach. Read acts introduction commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. It alone presents an extensive picture of early church life and history. Bobdeffinbaugh graduated from dallas theological seminary with his th. This seminarylevel study also retains its depth and uses an engaging interactive format. The dates of the commencement and the end of the book are tolerably certain.
Study the bible online using commentary on acts and more. Read and study acts, including book summary, with the versebyverse bible commentary. This ebook opens our understanding of the acts of the apostles so that you may know the truth concerning the things of which you have been informed. He only knew of things up to the introduction of jesus by johns baptism. Study acts 1 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Yet, when he came to ephesus he was not wellinformed as to gods intervention in christ. Acts commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole bible. Bob is a pastorteacher and elder at community bible chapel in richardson, texas, and has contributed many of his bible study series for use by the foundation. But even if it didnt, satan wanted a costly, bitter doctrinal war to complete split and sour the church. Preparations for a worldwide witnessing work address to theophilus jesus shows himself during 40 days and speaks about gods kingdom jesus instructs the apostles to stay in jerusalem and wait for the promised holy spirit jesus answers the apostles question about when the kingdom will be restored to israel jesus commissions the apostles to be witnesses of him to the ends of the.
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