Signs and wonders are done by the apostles, while the believers display their love and devotion through acts of benevolence and frequent worship. Between the promise of the messiah even the latest of those promises and his coming many ages intervened. Romans 1 niv bible paul, a servant of christ jesus. So a man from bethlehem in judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of moab. Therefore many verses do not yet have notes, but if the lord tarries and gives me breath. Relevance newest first oldest first most views highest rated title trending. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles doctrine notwithstanding all the apparent danger to which they were exposed, they regularly attended on the word which the apostles preached, and resolutely adhered to their doctrine. It is not known whether this was an existing title or one invented by irenaeus. Review let us begin today with a little background information about our passage in acts 2. Pentecost means fiftieth and refers to the feast of weeks exodus 34.
Our story starts off where the gospel of luke left offjesus is back now that hes resurrected, jesus decides to hang out and chat with his disciples whom luke calls apostles for forty days. Here is the church where there is an active christian education program, where people dont have to drag. These mockers appear to have been some of the natives of judea, and inhabitants of jerusalem, who understood only the dialect of the country, by the apostles immediately directing his discourse to them in the. The book of acts of the apostles course a free online bible study lesson series. Then fear came over everyone, and many wonders and signs were being performed through the apostles. Acts 2 niv bible when the day of pentecost came, they. With this, those who were converted came to a belief in christ and made time to the study of the word of god and listened to the apostles testimony about jesus christ. Ruth 1 new international version niv naomi loses her husband and sons.
Verse 1 demonstrates clearly that the unnamed author of acts is the same person as the unnamed author of the third gospel luke 1. The fact that the antecedent of any pronoun is found by referring back to the nearest noun or pronoun with which it agrees in number etc. They continued steadfastly in the apostles doctrine they received it, retained it, and acted on its principles. As we have seen, acts is the record of what jesus continued to do and teach through his people after his ascension. Free reading plans and devotionals related to acts 2. Nurture relationships that reflect the supremacy of christ through marriage, family, church, and community investments. Now viewing scripture range from the book of acts chapter 2. They enjoy the favor of the people, and the lord adds to the church daily those being saved 4247. In an early chapter of her book of widows and meals. The passage is fairly easy to understand in terms of the picture it describes. God worked in and through people willing to teach and be taught, to believe in, perform and receive signs and wonders, and to create mutual koinonia. Acts chapter 2 concludes with approximately 3,000 people receiving peters exhortation and were baptized.
In the book of acts, luke frequently mentions teaching 2. The apostles were filled with the holy spirit acts 2. But others mocking the world begins with mocking, thence proceeds to cavilling, acts 4. And such people seek to form the radical christian community that is described here. The believers in jerusalem were devoted to prayer 2. This great chapter in the bible is one of the most studied, most taught, and often times the most wrongly taught. What common manifestation do we witness in the following accounts of people receiving the baptism. Personal repentance and new life through baptism must lead to a committed group of believers who share their property and wealth, and take care of each other. Acts 2 when the day of pentecost arrived, they were all. Acts chapter 2 is the beginning of many great things. Acts 2, new international version niv the bible app. All the believers were together and had everything in common.
Acts 2 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. This is the sad portrait of what can happen to a church when they forget where they have come from, where they are going, and what their purpose as a church is. Click chart to enlarge charts from jensens survey of the nt used by permission another chart from charles swindoll another chart on acts. And they devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And they all lived in the most endearing communion and intimate friendship one with another, and especially expressed their mutual affection in. Is the life of this community to be taken as a model for christian life today. Of course, this exact pattern of community doesnt continue for the rest of acts. They continued steadfastly 42they continued steadfastly greek.
The gospel of luke and the book of acts form a single, twovolume work. In their context they indicate that the reign of the resurrected lord jesus christ creates the potential for mutual service that embodies gods justice. And they all lived in the most endearing communion and intimate friendship one with another, and especially expressed their. The descent of the holy spirit at the day of pentecost. These verses do not lay down rules or specific structures for christian living. The unity of the spirit felt by the first christians when the. This is another one of those passages that is very rich in giving us insight into how we as christians should be living, but which is also often abused because it is taken out of its context and therefore applied incorrectly.
The author had written a former account covering what subjects 1. For an introduction to acts 2, see the commentary for acts 2. Also, numbered with the eleven apostles, as it stands at the end of acts 1, requires eleven apostles to be understood as the antecedent of they in acts 2. Acts, chapter 2 united states conference of catholic bishops. The book of acts was written by luke to theophilus as a sequel to the gospel of luke. Wouldnt it be great to be a member of that first church in jerusalem. Get started with pro today to preach better and prepare with confidence. Last week we saw that some had given up in despair. This verse by verse commentary page is part of an ongoing project to add notes to each verse of the bible. As a united body of believers we then fellowship, grow and witness about christ together acts 2. And since this passage describes the birth of the church as we know it, i think this is a wonderful place to learn more. The book has been titled as acts of the apostles but some see the acts of the holy spirit in the church as a better fit. Acts 2 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on.
And they devoted themselves to the apostles teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to the prayers. During his ministry, jesus said he would build his church mt 16. They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Over the last couple of weeks we have been looking at the people who kept following jesus after his death. I want us to think about what this passage teaches us about the church. The decrees purpose exploring the book of acts chapter 16. Ultimately, it is god who saves and expands the community, but not without our cooperation. Verses 4247 matthew henrys commentary bible gateway.