Category: A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Acts
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Acts, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 8
What does Acts Chapter 8 mean? In Acts 6:1–6, the church chooses the first deacons, giving them the responsibility to make sure the benevolence funds are distributed fairly. But these men are more than accountants. Stephen is a powerful apologist. His arguments explaining how Jesus of Nazareth fulfills the prophecies of…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Acts, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 7
What does Acts Chapter 7 mean? In Acts 6:12–14, Jews accused a Jesus-follower named Stephen of speaking against the temple, Moses, and the Law. Acts 7 is Stephen’s defense. It can be difficult for modern readers to follow because he intermingles truth about the Mosaic law, the prophets of Israel, and the role…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Acts, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 6
What does Acts Chapter 6 mean? Acts 6 is an introduction to the first Christian martyr and the start of real persecution against the church. Well over five thousand men, not to mention women and children, have chosen to follow Jesus (Acts 4:4; 5:14). The Jewish leadership take notice; they arrest the…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Acts, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 5
What does Acts Chapter 5 mean? The book of Acts is the story of submission, by Jesus’ witnesses, to the Holy Spirit and the work He accomplishes as a result. In very short order, the Holy Spirit used two apostles to join well over five thousand people into the church…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Acts, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 4
What does Acts Chapter 4 mean? Acts 4 continues the story of the spread of the gospel in Jerusalem after Jesus’ ascension into heaven (Acts 1:8–9). It directly continues the story of Acts 3. John and Peter had gone to the temple to pray. They passed a man who was lame from…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Acts, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 3
What does Acts Chapter 3 mean? Jesus has ascended (Acts 1:9) and His followers have received the promised Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1–4). They are in the beginning stages of their mission: being Jesus’ witnesses in Jerusalem (Acts 1:8). They have already spoken to a group of Jews from around the…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Acts, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 2
What does Acts Chapter 2 mean? Acts 2 presents the end of the age of the Mosaic law and the beginning of the church age. Ever since the Israelites escaped slavery in Egypt, God had dealt with His creation primarily through the law He gave Moses. As the Israelites abided by…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Acts, (ESV) with Irv Risch, Chapter 1
What does Acts Chapter 1 mean? The book of the Acts of the Apostles is the second letter Luke wrote to his friend Theophilus (Acts 1:1). This work continues with the same purpose stated in Luke 1:1–4: Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have…
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A Verse by Verse Study in the Book of Acts, (ESV) with Irv Risch
Survey of Acts Book Type: A book of history, sometimes grouped with the Gospels, sometimes treated as a unique work; the fifth book of the New Testament; the forty-fourth book of the Bible. Author: The book of Acts is the second of a two-part work, both traditionally attributed to Luke. The introduction…
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