In the previous chapter the Apostle ·Peter adventured in faith and obedience to Caesarea to proclaim the Good News to the Gentiles. He had overcome, for the present, his hatred of the Gentiles. The chapter ends with the Gentiles :being added to the Body of Christ. As we enter into a study of the first […]
INTRODUCTION The tenth chapter of the Book of Acts is one of the most important in the narrative of Luke. Before the events in this chapter, Christianity had, for all practical purposes, been a Jewish religion. The followers of Jesus had not gone into the entire world. Now the time has come for Gentiles to […]
INTRODUCTION While the Risen Lord was still instructing the Eleven, as is recorded in the first chapter of Acts, He told them to spread the Good News throughout the entire world, starting at Jerusalem. Had His will been accomplished? In the first few chapters we find the early church ministering only to the Jews in […]