The New Testament marked the beginning of the world Christian movement. It also marked the beginning of the age of ‘the ministry of all believers’! To miss this connection is to miss the plot entirely! The Old Testament saw select ministries such as prophets, priests and kings, endowed with the Holy Spirit to carry out […]
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Old Testament, Gospels, Book of Acts and Early Church. Where are we now heading?
Where are we now heading? We have been looking at the ‘world Christian movement: From my first post I have been attempting to lay a strong Biblical foundation. It is important that we see the world Christian movement as being rooted in Scripture both Old and New Testaments. I have also been wanting us […]
The Coming of the Holy Spirit
When we look for reasons for the amazing growth of the early church, especially as recorded in the Book of Acts, the work of the Holy Spirit and the cooperation of the early Church, with the Holy Spirit, stand out as the key factors. The ‘Age’ of the Holy Spirit The ascension of Jesus marked the […]
The Amazing Growth of the Early Church
In the first 300 years, Christianity went from a stable in Bethlehem to the Lateran Palace (the official residence of the Roman Emperor). This Palace was gifted to the Church by Emperor Constantine, who moved his headquarters to Constantinople. The positives of the Church gaining this ‘official recognition’ is debatable, but the fact remains that as […]
The Gospels and Acts – A Seamless Connection
Just one more post on Luke before we move on to tracking the amazing advance of the world Christian movement – beyond Acts chapter 28! I really do love this guy – I very much appreciate the fact that Luke wrote the Book of Acts. Luke, it seems, saw something of the wider, global scope of […]
Luke’s Sequel – The Book of Acts!
We are following the theme, ‘Christianity as a movement’ and looking at the Biblical basis for this! In continuing to develop this theme, we now turn our attention back to Luke. We ask the question, why did Luke write the Book of Acts? Why didn’t he leave it for Matthew, Mark or John to write? They […]
Jesus, a ‘Movement Messiah’
In my previous blog, I suggested that Luke, the writer of the Book of Acts, was very selective with whose ministry he chose to record in his narrative. He focused on ‘movement’ figures or ‘regions beyond’ figures! From where did Luke get this idea? In Luke’s first book, the Gospel of Luke, he said he had […]
Christianity as a ‘Movement’
Christianity was always intended by God to be a ‘movement’ – spreading out in ever widening circles from Jerusalem to Judah then into Samaria and continuing throughout the whole earth! Christianity was always intended by God to be a ‘movement’ – spreading out in ever widening circles from Jerusalem to Judah then into Samaria and continuing throughout […]