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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...

had returned to his own separate quarters, their patience would have worn down more quickly. “When the day of Pentecost came, they were [still] all together in one place” (2:1). Not only did the Eleven stick together, but they recruited other faithful people—the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and … his brothers (1:14b)—to join them. This influx added stability to the small, potentially wavering group of disciples. At the same time, the Eleven could then begin serving as witnesses, as they shared
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