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Acts is a book of transitions. One of the biggest of these transitions is the inclusion of non-Jews in God’s plan of salvation. Not only did God bring salvation to both Jews and Gentiles, but He made them one body together in Christ (Ephesians 2:16). This was His plan from the beginning and is now fulfilled.
Acts 10 details the first great movement of the gospel to Gentiles. God Himself initiates this movement by giving visions to both Peter and a Gentile named Cornelius and by commanding Peter to deliver the gospel message to Cornelius. As soon as Peter speaks the gospel, the Holy Spirit falls on Cornelius and his family, thus advancing the purpose of God through His disciples to bring the gospel not only to Israel, but to the ends of the earth.
We, too, are God’s instruments today to bring the gospel message to all people, without showing partiality.
Watch part 84 of the 365 Key Chapters of the Bible series, based on Ken’s Handbook to Scripture.
These are the last recorded statements of Jesus Christ before His death on the cross. Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing. (Luke 23:34) When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and
Mortality and the purpose of life are prominent themes in Thomas Cole’s paintings. Through his paintings, he vividly brings out the human dilemma of mortality, a dilemma we ourselves must wrestle with. Given the inevitability of death, what are we to do with our days? We can try to stave
In the article below, Dr. Boa synthesizes material from several teaching sessions from his series Biblical Principles for Marriage and from portions of his spiritual formation text Conformed to His Image (primarily from chapter 18, “Holistic Spirituality”). Dr. Boa focuses on agape love as one of the five forms of loves (based on the different Greek words). After reviewing all forms, he gives reasons for why agape is the greatest.
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