Acts 19 and the Arrow Chart

Hey there!
In class we are looking at Acts 9:1-21 for context before reading Ephesians. In this reading I began to understand what the passage said in general, what the passage said about God, about people, and what the passage demands of humans to do.

First the passage was like I mentioned earlier, a context for Ephesians. This book was written by Luke (a friend of Paul), in A.D 63-70. The recipient of the book, Theophilus. This book is an account of Jesus' life and a guide for the church.

This passage tells us that God does "extraordinary miracles" through Paul and the name of the "Lord is seized with fear and honor" (a possible focus on Gods glory and truth?). The passage also tells us that the Word of the Lord is powerful and grows in power.

The text also tells us that people to believe in the Jesus that is coming, and that we should be baptized in the name of Lord Jesus. However, the passage also tells us that people may become obstinate and refuse to believe in the way of the Lord. The text tells us that God can use people to do extraordinary things like God used Paul to heal people in miraculous ways.

Finally, the passage demands that humans receive the Holy Spirit. Humans should not gain the spirit from John or anybody else, but that we may be baptized in the name of our Lord. The passage also implies that we remain strong and bold in our faith so that we don't become obstinate and refuse to believe in the ways of the Lord-we must be careful that we don't die away like the roots scorched by the sun from the Parable of the sewer.

Thank you for visiting and see you next time!