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A thorough study of the content, purposes, principles, and applications of Acts. The course emphasizes the role of the Holy Spirit in the Early Church and today. Attention is given to the geographical, numerical, cultural, and theological growth of the Church from Jerusalem to Rome. The journeys of Paul are examined as the background for his epistles.

Perhaps Luke’s greatest purpose in Acts was to emphasize the ministry of the Holy Spirit through believers. In his Gospel, Luke stated that Jesus depended on the Spirit (Luke 4:1, 14, 18). He also recorded Jesus’ promise that the Spirit would come to all believers (Luke 11:13; 24:49). But in Acts, Luke emphasized the Spirit fifty-five times! Take a few minutes to study references listed in the chart at the end of this section (“References to the Holy Spirit in Acts”). It emphasizes that the Holy
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