The fifth book of the New Testament, giving an account of the lives of the apostles after Jesus' death and resurrection, and the development of the early church.
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What is meant by the 'Confirmation' concerning the receiving of Holy Spirit in Acts 8:5-19?
Acts 8:5-19 (NIV)
Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed,
they all paid close attention to what ...
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What is the evidence that someone is filled with the Holy Spirit?
There seems to be a distinction between being filled with the Holy Spirit and being indwelt with the Holy Spirit. The book of Acts mentions the filling of the Holy Spirit several times.
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Is it hypocritical for Paul to circumcise Timothy in Act 16:3?
Acts 16:1-3 (NASB)
1 Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. And a disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek, 2 and he was well ...
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Why appoint Matthias to replace Judas only to later appoint Paul as a thirteenth Apostle?
That question asked if Paul replaced Matthias, or not. This question assumes he did NOT and then asks 'What is the meaning of twelve Apostles to Israel and one to the Gentiles?' What is the meaning of ...
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Spiritual Gifts, how can we understand/ master them?
So I am of the understanding that Spiritual gifts, as mentioned in the book of Acts, persist today. As I understand in my reading from 1st Corinthians, we are all given different spiritual gifts.
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Why did early Christians in Acts still go to the Jewish temple every day?
In the Acts of the Apostles we find that the early believers were every day visiting the temple and afterwards meeting in each others homes.
Every day they continued to meet together in the temple ...
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Reformed perspective on “It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us” (Acts 15:28)
Acts 15 records the Council of Jerusalem, a meeting in about 50AD of early Church leaders regarding whether Gentiles could be Christians without first becoming Jews. "After much discussion" (15:7) ...
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Missing verse of the bible? Acts 8:37
During bible study I noticed that Acts 8:37 was missing from my bible. Verse 36 goes straight onto verse 38. Some cursory Google searches show that this happens in the NIV but not the KJV.
Is there ...
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Did the congregation have input into leader selection in the early church?
The way I've always seen it, leaders are to be chosen first, and then appointed as leaders. I guess this could be compared to an inauguration. The biblical leadership model in my mind, was in some ...
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How much did Paul's travels cost?
The Apostle Paul famously made an extensive series of missionary journeys around the eastern Mediterranean (in various company, and stopping off in some places for months or years, also getting ...
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Who bought the Field of Blood, Judas or the Priests?
This is similar to another question "How did Judas Die", but is specifically addressing another aspect of the story.
In Matthew we have the priests purchasing the field:
Matthew 27:5-7 (NASB)
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Was that Pentecost in the Acts also a time of the year of jubilee?
Was that Pentecost, during which the Holy Spirit was poured out on the apostles in the book of Acts was also a time of jubilee? From what I see, the Pentecost was a holiday to commemorate God's giving ...
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Why no specific names of false apostles and false brothers in Acts and epistles?
Why is it so that while we are told in the Acts and epistles of many false-apostles and false brothers, there are no specific names mentioned? Has this matter ever been considered in Christianity?
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What is the significance of “Zealot” in Acts 1:13?
When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and ...
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What was the point of the laws written to the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia?
In Acts 15, a letter was written to the beliving Gentiles. I can understand why they have to abstain from sexual immorality. However, I was wondering
What's the point of the law which state that ...
