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Description:Excerpt from The International Revision Commentary on the New Testament, Vol. 5: Based Upon the Revised Version of 1881; The Acts of the Apostles The Acts is distinguished sharply from the Epistles by its contents. Paul, Peter, John. James and Jude in their letters are concerned with doctrinal discussions, and practical exhortations encouraging believers to stedfastness, or warning them against evil practices. The Acts is a missionary record, and not a doctrinal or parenetical treatise. It is a record of activities rather than beliefs, of deeds rather than doctrines. It is a statement of the extension of the Christian faith in individual hearts and geographical centres, the obstacles opposing it, and the courage and constancy of the Apostles and their co-laborers. On the other hand, the Epistles of Paul cannot be exhaustively understood without the historical details which the Acts supplies. The main events recorded in this book are the following. After Jesus had ascended, leaving as his legacy the promise of the Holy Ghost (1: 5), the Apostles meet in an upper room in Jerusalem, and till the place made vacant in their number by the suicide of Judas. On the day of Pentecost the Holy Ghost is poured out, and Peter preaches his first sermon, urging a large audience of Jews to believe in Christ and be baptized (ch. 2). The Apostles for the present make Jerusalem the scene of their labors. The Jewish authorities from the beginning offer opposition to their preaching, but succeed neither in crushing the new sect out of existence, nor in suppressing it into silence. The Church increases rapidly in numbers, but the self-sacrifices and devotion of the body of believers, as a whole, do not prevent the development of worldliness (5: 1-11) or the growth of dissensions. One of the latter formed the occasion of the election of the first deacons (ch. 6), one of whom, Stephen, by his eloquence discomfited all opponents in debate, and by his calm martyrdom shewed the world how a Christian could die. Persecution broke out afresh, but became a blessing by being the occasion of the scattering of the Apostles and the dissemination of the Gospel beyond Jerusalem. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The International Revision Commentary on the New Testament, Vol. 5: Based Upon the Revised Version of 1881; The Acts of the Apostles (Classic Reprint). To get started finding The International Revision Commentary on the New Testament, Vol. 5: Based Upon the Revised Version of 1881; The Acts of the Apostles (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from The International Revision Commentary on the New Testament, Vol. 5: Based Upon the Revised Version of 1881; The Acts of the Apostles The Acts is distinguished sharply from the Epistles by its contents. Paul, Peter, John. James and Jude in their letters are concerned with doctrinal discussions, and practical exhortations encouraging believers to stedfastness, or warning them against evil practices. The Acts is a missionary record, and not a doctrinal or parenetical treatise. It is a record of activities rather than beliefs, of deeds rather than doctrines. It is a statement of the extension of the Christian faith in individual hearts and geographical centres, the obstacles opposing it, and the courage and constancy of the Apostles and their co-laborers. On the other hand, the Epistles of Paul cannot be exhaustively understood without the historical details which the Acts supplies. The main events recorded in this book are the following. After Jesus had ascended, leaving as his legacy the promise of the Holy Ghost (1: 5), the Apostles meet in an upper room in Jerusalem, and till the place made vacant in their number by the suicide of Judas. On the day of Pentecost the Holy Ghost is poured out, and Peter preaches his first sermon, urging a large audience of Jews to believe in Christ and be baptized (ch. 2). The Apostles for the present make Jerusalem the scene of their labors. The Jewish authorities from the beginning offer opposition to their preaching, but succeed neither in crushing the new sect out of existence, nor in suppressing it into silence. The Church increases rapidly in numbers, but the self-sacrifices and devotion of the body of believers, as a whole, do not prevent the development of worldliness (5: 1-11) or the growth of dissensions. One of the latter formed the occasion of the election of the first deacons (ch. 6), one of whom, Stephen, by his eloquence discomfited all opponents in debate, and by his calm martyrdom shewed the world how a Christian could die. Persecution broke out afresh, but became a blessing by being the occasion of the scattering of the Apostles and the dissemination of the Gospel beyond Jerusalem. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The International Revision Commentary on the New Testament, Vol. 5: Based Upon the Revised Version of 1881; The Acts of the Apostles (Classic Reprint). To get started finding The International Revision Commentary on the New Testament, Vol. 5: Based Upon the Revised Version of 1881; The Acts of the Apostles (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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