Casual commentary on the book of acts chapter 4

The inherent hatred of truth and righteousness on the part. Verses in the book of acts chapter 4 this section of the catholic bible contains the complete content of the book of acts, chapter 4 with numbers and text of individual verses from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Personal repentance and new life through baptism must lead to a committed group of believers who share their property and wealth, and take care of each other. In the acts he, singularly enough, is never mentioned. This presbyter, in charge of the cretan church, was a greek, the son of gentile parents, and. Here we go again, peter is letting the jews know how they crucified jesus. Top 5 commentaries on the book of acts ligonier ministries. And this is where our story takes upin chapter 4 of the book of acts.

Study guide for acts 5 by david guzik blue letter bible. With extensive research and thoughtful chapterbychapter exegesis, bock leads readers through all aspects of the book of actssociological, historical, and theological. Next chapter of acts the book of acts, chapter 4 we hope that you find the content of the book of acts, chapter 4 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. The apostles preached through jesus the resurrection from the dead. The meaning of acts chapter 4 missionlink fellowship. Published november 27, 2011 by bob roby i found in the fourth chapter of acts a witness to several powerful statements about the kingdom of god. The mighty dragon who had attempted to devour the christ, who had been caught up unto god, and unto his throne revelation 12. We know comparatively little of titus earlier career. Acts baker exegetical commentary on the new testament. In going over the last two chapters, where we met with so many good things that the apostles did, i wondered what was become of the scribes and. Acts 4 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. Acts chapter 4 coffmans commentary of the new testament. Now as they spoke to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the sadducees came upon them, being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in jesus the resurrection from the dead.

Acts of the apostles 4 commentary new testament matthew. Welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for this bible study. And as they were speaking to the people, the priests came upon them so wisely did god order, that they should first bear a full testimony to the truth in the temple, and then in the great council. So, the christians became stronger in the faith and more people joined the churches daily. They were greatly disturbed because the apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in jesus the resurrection of the dead. Even a casual reader of the book would note the buildup in chapter one for the coming of the. By its opening words the acts of the apostles is linked in the clearest way with the gospel of luke.

A good study bible we recommend the following features. He immediately gives a summary statement on church growth. The rulers, elders, and scribes call the apostles before them, and question them concerning their authority to teach, acts 4. The context of chapter 4 shows that opposition did not come from the high priests cf. This would indicate it was matthew, mark, luke, or john.

Second, in acts chapter 27 verses 21 through 26, luke described pauls. Drawing on an unparalleled range of ancient extrabiblical sources, keeners extensively documented and insightful exegesis paves the way for fully understanding acts in its firstcentury context. But a certain man named ananias, with sapphira his wife, sold a possession. An account of persons from various countries who there present, and were astonished to hear the apostles. With extensive research and thoughtful chapter by chapter exegesis, bock leads readers through all aspects of the book of acts sociological, historical, and theological. However, for the casual reader who wishes to learn more about the linguistic, historical, cultural, literary, and theological aspects of acts, this would be a really good choice. This is the aftermath of the healing that took place begging the question. Peter, filled with the holy ghost, answers, and proclaims jesus, acts 4. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of. The holy spirit in the book of acts preaching source.

Clearly, both husband and wife were partners in the deception. Its so nice to hear from so many of you who tell us not to change a thing in our teaching. The ubs 4 gives the word priests a b rating almost certain. Filled with the spirit, peter preaches the pentecostal sermon. Peter preached to this crowd, giving the gospel but not fully concluding, when a party of temple guards came up and arrested them.

Peter, filled with the holy ghost, answers, and proclaims jesus, 812. We trust we are reaching hearts that probably would never otherwise be reached. Acts chapters 3, 4, 5 part 2 les feldick bible study. Acts 4 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. The blessed state of the primitive disciples, acts 4. David guzik commentary on acts 4, where peter and john face the sanhedrin, and peter boldly preaches to the jewish leaders.

The apostles were the specially appointed witnesses of the resurrection, ch. The structure of our text, in its context, can be outlined as follows. Wesleys notes calvins commentary trapps commentary sermon bible. The number of the men beside women and children, were about five thousand so many did our lord now feed at once with the bread from heaven. Acts 4 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Acts chapter 4 verse by verse bible commentary matthew. This versebyverse bible study and commentary of the acts of the apostles the book of acts or simply acts is indepth but uses plain language that everyone can understand, as well as a format that will engage you. Known for his meticulous and comprehensive research, new testament scholar craig keener presents his magnum opus in this fourvolume magisterial set, acts. These men, peter and john, were not rabbis nor teachers so they could not teach. In both narratives an act of deceit interrupts the victorious progress of the people of god. Acts is a fastmoving historical account of the first three decades of the church.

The spirit is clearly in charge of the church in the opening chapters 4. The glorious success of the gospel at pentecost and for some time afterward could not last. In this part, luke describes how the gospel spread through more countries. Jan 30, 20 welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for this bible study. God answers, and fills them with the holy spirit, acts 4. Verse 4 4 howbeit many of them which heard the word believed. Page 1 16 john macarthur commentary acts 04 how to handle. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. You can find the best commentary on acts for you using the tools on the right side.

Bock provides a substantive yet highly accessible commentary on acts in this latest addition to the acclaimed becnt series. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 2 acts the beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church table of contents scripture passage page 1. Peter and john are taken up, upon a warrant from the priests, and committed to jail, acts 4. However, so many people were convinced jesus had risen from the dead that the number of believers grew to over 5,000. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. Acts chapter 1 king james version kjv alexander scourby free audio video bible duration. They seized peter and john and, because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day. Witherington provides some exegetical commentary, although the general reader will have no problem reading the commentary since this is not the main thrust of the book. They bravely avow what they have done, and preach christ to their persecutors, acts 4. Acts 4 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible.

The unity of the spirit felt by the first christians when the. 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. Then peter, filled with the holy spirit, said to them, rulers of the people and elders of israel. Listen once more to the words of luke chapter 1 verses 3 and 4. The inherent hatred of truth and righteousness on the. We do not recommend loose translations or oneman translations. Peter and john before the sanhedrin the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the sadducees came up to peter and john while they were speaking to the people. Verses 14 we have here the interests of the kingdom of heaven successfully carried on, and the powers of darkness appearing against them to put a stop to them. The priests and sadducees are incensed at the apostles teaching, and put them in prison, acts 4. The believers of the early church were empowered by the holy spirit with boldness. Pentecost sermon and the baptism of three thousand converts in acts chapter 2. The priests being grieved that the name of jesus was preached. The apostles, peter and john, went on in their work, and did not labour in vain. The priests and sadducees are incensed at the apostles teaching, and put them in prison.

They return to their own company, who all join in praise and prayer to god, acts 4. We see here, a quick response to the sermon peter had preached. The rulers, elders, and scribes call the apostles before them, and question them concerning their authority to teach, 57. 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. Acts 4 niv peter and john before the sanhedrin bible. They are examined by a committee of the great sanhedrim, acts 4.

This commentary is one of the best for cultural background material for reading acts and has been the first off the shelf for me for several years. Audio video bible alexander scourby kjv 4,053 views. Just keep it simple so we can understand it, and that is what we intend to do. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english. The story of ananias is to the book of acts what the story of achan is to the book of joshua. The priests, and the captain who guarded the temple, and the sadducee aristocrats, who did. Study of acts discussion notes chapter 4 introduction if we learn anything from acts 4, it is that christians should not be sheepish cowards when it comes to our faith. Acts 4 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Page 1 16 john macarthur commentary acts 04 how to.