New Testament Survey
Acts:
Both Acts and Luke were written to Theophilus.
Sometimes the book of Acts is called the Acts of the Holy Spirit.
The work that Jesus began to do was continued in Acts through the Holy Spirit.
Acts contains 28 chapters.
The key verse in Acts is Acts 1:8.
The key message in Acts is witness.
Acts has an abrupt ending because the life of Jesus is still going on.
Acts 1:14 is the last place Mary is mentioned in the Bible.
In the book of Acts detailed accounts are given for the two apostles Peter and Paul.
Detailed accounts of Peter are given in Chapters 1 through 12.
Detailed accounts of Paul are given in Chapters 13 through 28.
Pentecost means 50 days.
Jesus was seen 40 days after his Resurrection.
As there is 1 Calvary, 1 Resurrection, and 1 Second Coming, there can only be 1 Day of Pentecost.
Before the coming of the Holy Spirit the tabernacle, temple and our bodies (living stones) all had one thing in common in that they were all empty.
Signs and miracles were done in the days of Moses, the days of Elijah and Elisah, and in the days of Jesus and the Apostles.
The purpose for signs and miracles was for Authenticity.
Acts 1:26 is the last place the Lot is used, which is gambling or a vote.
Matthias is chosen to fill Judas' place as an apostle and is never mentioned again.
Church means "called out ones".
In Acts 2:47 it says the Lord adds to the Church.
Stephen's address in Acts 7 is the longest in the New Testament.
Stephen, Paul, and John, all saw the three manifestations of Christ.
In Acts 8 we read about the conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch.
In Acts 9 we read about the conversion of Saul.
In Acts 10 we read about the conversion of Cornelius.
In Acts 11:26 they were first called Christian at Antioch.
Paul was providentially prepared.
Paul was:
A Jew by birth
A Roman citizen
Educated in Greek culture
Trained in the Scriptures
Picked by the Lord
Paul served in the church for 10 years before being called as a missionary.
Paul's nephew revealed a plot to murder Paul to the chief captain.
Paul had a disagreement with Barnabas over John-Mark.
Paul often used his testimony when witnessing.
Paul was the greatest Christian who ever lived.