Early Church Persecuted for their Faith This chapter records the first persecutions of the early
church. In the Gospels we find great opposition coming
from the Pharisees. However, As Peter and John were
speaking to the people they were confronted by a group
of Sadducees and arrested (vv. 1-4). In Acts it is the
Sadducees ...
Boldness Brings Results Here we see very vividly both the enemy’s attack and
the Christian defense. It says that the Sanhedrin
regarded Peter and John as unlearned and ignorant men
(v. 13). The word translated “unlearned” means that
they had no kind of technical education. The word
translated “ignorant” ...
Praying and Sharing After being threatened, Peter and John returned to the
other believers to report what had happened (v. 23).
Then they all lifted their voice to God. This is one of the
great prayers recorded in the Bible, a good example for
us to follow. Their prayer was based on Psalm 2:25-26.
Through His ...
Sharing Shows Brotherly-Love Some have referred to this portion of Scripture as the
origin of today’s communism. It is nothing
of the kind. It didn’t
involve all
private property, but only as much as was needed and
there was no membership requirement.
The spiritual unity and
generosity
of these e …
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Early Church Persecuted for their Faith
This chapter records the first persecutions of the early church. In the Gospels we find great opposition coming from the Pharisees. However, As Peter and John were speaking to the people they were confronted by a group of Sadducees and arrested (vv. 1-4). In Acts it is the Sadducees ...
Boldness Brings Results
Here we see very vividly both the enemy’s attack and the Christian defense. It says that the Sanhedrin regarded Peter and John as unlearned and ignorant men (v. 13). The word translated “unlearned” means that they had no kind of technical education. The word translated “ignorant” ...
Praying and Sharing
After being threatened, Peter and John returned to the other believers to report what had happened (v. 23). Then they all lifted their voice to God. This is one of the great prayers recorded in the Bible, a good example for us to follow. Their prayer was based on Psalm 2:25-26. Through His ...
Sharing Shows Brotherly-Love
Some have referred to this portion of Scripture as the origin of today’s communism. It is nothing of the kind. It didn’t involve all private property, but only as much as was needed and there was no membership requirement. The spiritual unity and generosity of these e …