Acts 3 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. For such things, we must wait and trust in gods promise. The apostles and the first believers attended the temple worship at the hours of prayer. Acts 3 niv peter heals a lame beggar bible gateway. Michael clay jenkins on acts 3 the church can no longer say gold and silver have i none, but it also cant say in the name of jesus christ rise up and walk. A key idea in the book of acts is that christians should be witnesses everywhere they go. Acts chapter 3 is where we find peter and john healing a crippled man as they continue to tell people with boldness about jesus christ. He decides to hang around with all his favorite disciples for forty days. Let me mention just a few of the reasons why actsand thus our study of this bookis so important. Learn bible quiz chapter 3 acts with free interactive flashcards. The people are astonished, and the apostles inform them that it was not by their own power they had healed the man, but through the power of jesus of nazareth, whom they had crucified, 916.
Using that criterion, the second chapter would have been a great start to the book of acts, as the holy spirit came with fiery tongues and the. Peter, in the name of jesus of nazareth, bade him rise up and walk. And, in the days that followed, he says, many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. Biblical studiesnew testament commentariesthe gospel of. The events of this chapter begin as the 12 apostles 1. The people are astonished, and the apostles inform them that it was not by their own power they had healed the man, but through the power of jesus of nazareth. He said to abraham, through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.
Acts 3 niv peter heals a lame beggar one day bible gateway. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. Furthermore, acts chapter two tended to focus on the last days, the day of the lord as prophesied by joel, while the second sermon tends to go back to the early days of israels beginnings, to the days of the patriarchs abraham, isaac, and jacob, 3. In this sermon series, we come to chapter 3, where it can be seen that we should all be truly concerned and be drawn to surrender our hearts, lives and nations to the lord. This chapter is concerned exclusively with the conversion of cornelius, the same event also being under consideration in acts 11.
All the awesome things he said and did and the super cool way he died and came back to life again. Acts 3, new international version niv the bible app. Inspiration for transformation series god of glory. Acts chapter 1 begins with a summary of proofs of the life of jesus christ. By its opening words the acts of the apostles is linked in the clearest way with the gospel of luke. Perhaps luke was using it to mean any christian reader. Acts 3 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. All of chapter 21 is about jerusalem, as are chapters 22, 23, and 24. And they said, cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth god, and of good report among all the nation of the jews, was warned from god by an holy. Acts, chapter 3 king james version christian answers webbible. Choose from 500 different sets of bible quiz chapter 3 acts flashcards on quizlet. Just keep it simple so we can understand it, and that is what we intend to do. Its so nice to hear from so many of you who tell us not to change a thing in our teaching. The importance of the book of acts one can hardly overstate the importance of the book of acts or its contribution to the canon of scripture.
Acts 3 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. There is no single chapter that does not exhibit gods power and wisdom in operation. Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into th. First, acts combined with the gospel of luke makes up over onefourth of the entire new testament. Peter and john healing the lame man nicolas poussin 1655 chart from jensens survey of the nt used by permission. Lukes summary of the life of the early church, he has told us in chapter 2, verse 43, that fear came upon every soul after the events of pentecost. View the entire commentary a healing miracle and its consequences crammed into firststory rooms of an undistinguished building in a suburb of seoul are pews, a pulpit and other sanctuary furniture suitable for an auditorium seating five hundred to a thousand people, not the fifty to seventyfive who meet there for an organizing service.
To make the picture abundantly clear, god has given us a hand picked record of the activities of the early church. Acts chapter 10 coffmans commentary of the new testament. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The people are astonished, and the apostles inform them that it was not by their own power they had healed the man, but through the power of jesus of nazareth, whom they had crucified, acts 3. The leaders and people of nations everywhere should read the words found in the little book of nahum. David guzik commentary on acts 3 describes the encounter of peter and john with a lame man begging for alms, and healing him instead. Free reading plans and devotionals related to acts 3.
These proofs include his resurrection, his conference with the disciples, and the instructions that he left for them before he ascended into heaven. The reader is now prepared for the grand opening of the kingdom in acts, chapter 2. The holy spirit, through which jesus continued his works after leaving the earth, is mentioned in this chapter. How great must have been the friendship, of these two men.
He came to jesus at night and questioned him, because he. The acts of apostles gives us a unique insight into how the church began. One day peter and john were going up to the temple at the time of prayerat three in the afternoon. Acts 1 1 in my former book, theophilus, i wrote about all that jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the holy spirit to the apostles he had chosen. But it is more likely that theophilus was a real person. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 3 scripture passage page 20. Anyhoo acts starts with jesus already back in black. Peter and john go to the temple at the hour of prayer, and heal a man who had been lame from his mothers womb, 18. The two apostles set out for a temple called beautiful because it was the ninth hour, a time for prayer. Third missionary journey first, back to ephesus chapter 18. Acts is the second book in the history that luke wrote. Lukes devoting so much space to the narrative of a single conversion indicates the importance of it. Luke mentions the city name five times in acts chapter 1. Here at the very beginning of acts, luke brought into view the work of the holy spirit which received such extensive emphasis throughout the book.
Peter both excuses and reproves them, and exhorts them to. Finally, the primary theme of chapter 2 was judgment. We trust we are reaching hearts that probably would never otherwise be reached. Peter and john go to the temple at the hour of prayer, and heal a man who had been lame from his mothers womb, acts 3. The same theophilus is addressed, and in the first chapter the story is resumed just at the point where the gospel left off, save that a few extra details are given of the lords words after his resurrection, and the account of his ascension is repeated in a somewhat different setting. Acts 3 new international version niv peter heals a lame beggar. Strongs exhaustive concordance of the bible, numbered to the hebrew, chaldee, and greek, and english, coded to the strongs concordance numbers.
The commandment in view here was given on the day jesus was taken up, this commandment being in fact the enabling charter for all that the apostles were to do. Now peter and john were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. This chapter develops the story of the healing of a congenital cripple by the apostles peter and john. Our story starts off where the gospel of luke left offjesus is back now that hes resurrected, jesus decides to hang out and chat with his disciples whom luke calls apostles for forty days.
Verses 111 the apostles and the first believers attended the temple worship at the hours of prayer. Acts 3 1 one day peter and john were going up to the temple at the time of prayerat three in the afternoon. At what time did peter and john go to the temple in jerusalem. The sadducees, taking exception to the doctrine of resurrection, have peter, john, and apparently the beggar as well, arrested acts 4.
The people are astonished, and the apostles inform them that it was not by their own power they had healed the man, but through the power of jesus of nazareth, whom they had crucified. Third missionary journey part 2 strengthening the pastors chapter 20 68 22. Both the gospel and the book of acts thus begin with gods spirit moving in the world to bring something new. Today, we hope to discuss the message that accompanied the healing of the lamb man. From what standpoints can the book of acts be approached. Acts chapter 1 coffmans commentary of the new testament. I told you, theophilus, about everything jesus began to do and teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the holy spirit. Acts 3 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. The language here is reminiscent of gabriels words to mary in luke 1.
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