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ACTS 8:1–25 Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!” (Acts 8:20). After the stoning of Stephen, a great persecution broke out in Jerusalem, led by the inquisitor Saul of Tarsus. While the apostles remained in Jerusalem to strengthen the church, the other … Continue reading “THE ORIGIN OF SIMONY”

ACTS 8:26–40 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. Why shouldn’t I be baptized?” (Acts 8:36). According to Deuteronomy 23:1, no castrated man might enter the assembly of the Lord. Whether a man was accidentally emasculated or deliberately castrated to be a eunuch, … Continue reading “EVEN EUNUCHS ARE INCLUDED”

ACTS 9:1–10 But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel” (Acts 9:15). Saul of Tarsus was present at the execution of Stephen, and became inflamed with hatred for the followers of Jesus. He sought … Continue reading “THE CALL OF SAUL OF TARSUS”

ACTS 6 In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food (Acts 6:1). As more and more people in Jerusalem became believers, a problem developed. There were several sects of Jews in … Continue reading “A PROBLEM OF SENSITIVITY”

ACTS 7 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God (Acts 7:55). Preeminent among the seven deacons set aside in Acts 6 was Stephen. Stephen worked hard to make converts among other Grecian Jews. Many such Jews … Continue reading “THE FIRST CHRISTIAN MARTYR”

ACTS 4:1–22 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12). Shortly after Pentecost, Peter and John were going to the temple at the time of prayer. They encountered a lame beggar who asked for alms. Peter commanded … Continue reading “TRUE CONFIDENCE IN CHRIST”

ACTS 4:23–37 Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed (Acts 4:27). After Peter and John had been threatened by the Sanhedrin, they went back to the church and reported what happened to them. Then … Continue reading “THE GREAT CONSPIRACY”

ACTS 5:1–16 Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied to men but to God (Acts 5:4). Immediately after Pentecost, many of the Jerusalem believers began to sell off their … Continue reading “A TIME OF CRISIS”

ACTS 11 As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them as He had come on us at the beginning (Acts 11:15). Because the charismatic movement has had such a tremendous impact on the church in our day, we need to consider the biblical teaching concerning the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Today’s … Continue reading “THE BAPTISM OF THE SPIRIT”

ROMANS 12:1–8 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing, and perfect will (Romans 12:2). God sends His Spirit to dwell within Christians and to change us from … Continue reading “WILLFUL IGNORANCE”