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True biblical community is characterized by devotion to the teaching of the word, worship, fellowship, and mission (see Acts 2:42-47). In the book of Acts, as the Holy Spirit continues to work through the community that Christ Jesus builds and transforms.
In Acts 4, Peter and John, still involved with the worship traditions of the [...]

Acts 3:1-10
Jesus’ healing ministry is seen as waging holy war against sin and death.  In obedience to Christ, the Apostles continue his ministry leaving world a little less broken.  The healing and teaching are together proclaiming the redemptive process- the in-breaking of the kingdom.
Acts 3:11-16
Like the ministry of Jesus, the Apostles’ action and teaching together. [...]

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Acts 2:42-47
The community of faith was first and foremost devoted to teaching.  The apostles’ teaching (which is preserved in the NT for us today) is deeply rooted in Scripture and witness to the work of Christ, not just experiences alone.  The teaching is characterized by the promise and fulfillment of [...]

Leslie Newbigen notes, “The theme of promise and fulfillment runs like a thread throughout the whole Bible.”  In Acts 2, we see the continuing story of Christ’s redemption in and through His people.  The events that unfold are fulfillment of long-awaited expectations.  Jesus had previously told His disciples:
Luke 24:44
44 Then he said to them, “These [...]

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is recorded in all four gospels and is a foundational tenet of Christian faith.  The doctrine is under fire today being countered with the same heresies that are as old as the faith itself.  Some suggest Jesus had no physical resurrection.  Others suggest that the resurrection is a metaphor for [...]

Many claim to love Jesus, but not the church.  But Scripture makes it clear that the church is His bride to whom He is faithful though she may not be. The church is His body. Christ loves His body and bride- died for her, redeems her, and uses her to grow His [...]