Acts: Witnesses to Him (Focus on the Bible

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Acts is an exciting story of church growth despite inner problems and outward conflict. The Book of Acts describes the spread of the gospel throughout the known world of the first century and the establishment of Christian churches in many different places. As the gospel entered new places, its preachers often faced opposition from followers of other religions, and sometimes this opposition...

connects with John the Baptist’s witness to Jesus as the one who would baptize ‘with the Holy Spirit and with fire’ (Luke 3:16). Judgment is a common element in biblical references to divine fire (Exod. 9:24; Deut. 4:33; 9:3; 2 Kings 1:10; Joel 2:3; Mal. 3:2; Matt. 3:11; 1 Cor. 3:13; 2 Thess. 1:7–8; Heb. 12:29). The present reference, however, appears primarily a pointer to the manifestation of God in His heavenly glory.5 In respect of the ‘tongues of fire’ the language refers to its separating and

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