Nna commentary on the book of acts chapter 11

Acts chapter 11 starts with peter going back to jerusalem after he preached the gospel to a gentile centurion named cornelius. 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. To make the picture abundantly clear, god has given us a hand picked record of the activities of the early church. For those of us familiar with the idea of an infinitely loving god, this is a jarring realization. This is the plan for church growth spoken of in ephesians 4. Iconium was a city in south central asia minor, visited by paul and. Acts bible study notes by email from john karmelich.

Peter laid all things before them so he did not take it ill to be questioned, nor desire to be treated as infallible. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text. In iconium they entered the synagogue of the jews together, and spoke in such a manner that a large number of people believed, both of jews and of greeks. Acts 11 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. The objectlike a great sheet is mentioned in acts 10. For such things, we must wait and trust in gods promise. An understandable version of acts translation by william e. The events of this chapter begin as the 12 apostles 1. The conversion of corneliuss household was a truly momentous event. The good success of the gospel at antioch, and the parts adjacent. Acts 10, new international version niv the bible app. Chapter 10 tells the story of the vision that opened peters mind to the inclusion of gentiles in the churchand of gentiles receiving the.

Acts chapter 11 matthew henry complete commentary on. Acts 11, new international version niv the bible app. Acts 11 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Notes on acts chapter 14 3 chapter 14 pauls first missionary journey ends acts 14. 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. The acts of the apostles is the name chosen for the book of acts by the translators of the king james version of the bible. Outline studies in the book of the acts of the apostles. The subject matter is about salvation for the gentiles. His defense is accepted, and the whole church glorifies god for having granted unto the gentiles repentance unto life, romans 8. Peters necessary vindication of what he did in receiving cornelius and his friends into the church, from the censure he lay under for it among the brethren, and their acquiescence in it, acts 11. In acts 9, the name bearer, saul of tarsus, was chosen of god to bear the new name before gentiles, kings and children of israel. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the mans house. 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.

Both the gospel of luke and the book of acts are addressed to theophilus. Commentary for acts 1 this book unites the gospels to the epistles. The carrying on of the good work that was begun at antioch, by the ministry of. The early chapters, set in jerusalem, describe the day of pentecost the. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. Peter was the most prominent apostle in the first part of the book of acts, but sauls conversion in chapter 9 signaled the beginning of a new era. An account of the proceedings of those who were scattered. Notes for acts chapter 11 johns title for chapter 11. First, acts combined with the gospel of luke makes up over onefourth of the entire new testament. And he answers the more mildly because it related to a point which he had not readily believed himself. God is accepting gentiles without the requirement that. Finally there was the prophetess anna, an old woman of eightyfour, to whom it was. Great famine the meaning of this prophecy evidently is, that the famine would be extensive.

Jesus had many disciples followers with varying degrees of dedication but he chose a specific twelve and named them apostles. Book of the prophet ezekiel, chapters 124, hermeneia philadelphia. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. One story in two parts reformed theological college. Let me mention just a few of the reasons why actsand thus our study of this bookis so important. You can study the bible using notes sent to you by email from john karmelich. The cornelius episode and its effects have been the focus since the beginning of chapter 10. During this time, the jews were regarded as a favored people and many thought that salvation was only meant for them. Luke, the author of the book of acts thus presents peter and his first church rather critically. As the saints are equipped for the work of the ministry, they grow into maturity, and do their ministry, and it causes growth of the body. The language here is reminiscent of gabriels words to mary in luke 1. And when he had found him, he brought him unto antioch. Unsurprisingly, these dramatic deaths caused a great deal of fear acts 5. 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.

There is some overlap between the end of the gospel and the beginning of acts. Being in a trance which suspends the use of the outward senses 14. Acts 14 now at iconium they entered together into the. The sons of sceva bite off more than they can chew. Peters necessary vindication of what he did in receiving cornelius and his friends into the church, from the censure he lay under for it among the brethren, and their acquiescence in it. The acts of apostles gives us a unique insight into how the church began. Although i do not hold webster to an equivalent of gods word, he did base his definitions primarily on the context of the king james bible, and based on my.

Acts 11 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. Both the gospel and the book of acts thus begin with gods spirit moving in the world to bring something new. David guzik commentary on acts 11 describes a controversy arising in jerusalem regarding the ministry to the gentiles, to which peter speaks in defense. Peter returns to jerusalem, and is accused of having associated with the gentiles, romans 8. He distinctly saw an angel of god, who came to him and said, cornelius. He defends himself by relating at large the whole business concerning cornelius, romans 8. These proofs include his resurrection, his conference with the disciples, and the instructions that he left for them before he ascended into heaven. Christ having ordered them not to depart thence, but to wait for the pouring out of the holy spirit. He will bring you a message through which you and all your household will be saved. The acts of the apostles often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth. Saved with the full christian salvation, in this world and. Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.

The morality of the incident has been the source of some commentary. All the gentiles have to do is change there way of believing and believe gods way. The holy spirit, through which jesus continued his works after leaving the earth, is mentioned in this chapter. There is only one outside source i will occasionally use to help clarify some definitions of words, and that is noah websters 1828 american dictionary of the english language. Acts or lukeacts is intended as a work of edification, meaning the. Leaders in the church dedicate themselves to building strong, healthy christians. Acts 11 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Peter recounts the story of the great sheet vision and how cornelius saw an angel. Acts of the apostles chapter eleven objectives in studying this chapter 1 to glean from peters own account of the conversion of the household of cornelius, what was the purpose of the baptism of the holy spirit on the gentiles 2 to note the beginning of the lords church in antioch, and the early ministry of barnabas and saul summary the. Acts chapter 1 begins with a summary of proofs of the life of jesus christ. Luke was the author of two booksthe gospel of luke which tells the story of the life of jesus and the acts of the apostles which tells the story of the early church. Verses 118 are about the christianjews reacting to the news that peter converted a gentile. Verses 4, 5 but peter began, and expounded the matter unto them in order, saying, i was in the city of joppa praying.

Acts 11 commentary william barclays daily study bible. It contains many particulars concerning the apostles peter and paul, and of the christian church from the ascension of our saviour to the arrival of st. By its opening words the acts of the apostles is linked in the clearest way with the gospel of luke. As a result, the other apostles were not pleased with peters actions. But we may be shocked to see that even in light of this, more and more people believed in the lord acts 5. A verse by verse commentary on acts chapter 11 dealing with the apostle peter explaining his actions, and the ministry of barnabas, and the establishing of the slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising.