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Acts: A Bible Commentary in the Wesleyan Tradition is unavailable, but you can change that!

When we want to know about the life of Christ, we can look to four different inspired records: the Gospels. But Luke alone gives us the biblical history of the next thirty years: the book of Acts. Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection offer the finished work of Christ. Yet, Jesus was just beginning his ministry of reaching the world. In Acts 1:8, Jesus told his followers, “You will be my witnesses...

He would now continue (Acts). The church may have called this book “The Acts of the Apostles,” but Luke saw it as a record of what Jesus continued to do and to teach. The church today may still be finishing the record of what Jesus continues to do and teach. In the opening verses of Acts, Luke gives specific examples of Jesus’ previous actions, highlighting His death and resurrection. These events not only climaxed the Gospel account, but served as the center of the early church preaching which Luke
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