This is based upon the assumption that the circumcised in verse 2 are the same group or a smaller part of the group. Now the apostles and brethren who were in judea heard that the gentiles had also received the word of god. When the day of pentecost came, they were all together in one place. This teaching is from our series 44 acts 2017 with skip heitzig from calvary church. A chronological study of pauls ministry xenos christian. David guzik commentary on acts 11 describes a controversy arising in jerusalem regarding the ministry to the gentiles, to which peter speaks in defense. During the book of acts, why did the apostle paul heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out devils, water baptize, offer sacrifices in jerusalems temple, physically circumcise timothy, and place his hands on people to impart the holy ghost. After a period ranging from 8 to 14 years, paul traveled to antioch with barnabas and stayed for 1 year acts 11. Acts, chapter 11 united states conference of catholic bishops. Paul then traveled to jerusalem from antioch, staying for a short time. It is his divine will that young people come to faith in jesus christ and find salvation through the gospel and the work of the holy spirit to bring them to faith. The early chapters, set in jerusalem, describe the day of pentecost the coming of the. This was in connection with the collection taken up in antioch because of agabus vision acts 11. Gods stamp of approval was on this ministry of inclusion of the gentiles.
During this time, the jews were regarded as a favored people and many thought that salvation was only meant for them. We all get into mental ruts and often need a whack on the side of the head to jar us into new and better ways of thinking. The acts of the apostles is the second book written by st. 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. It shows how the early church coped with pagan and jewish thought, the roman government and hellenistic society. As a result, the other apostles were not pleased with peters actions. Chapter 8 opens with the severe persecution of the church in jerusalem and the.
A controversy in jerusalem regarding ministry to the gentiles. One finds embedded in acts a record of christian defenses made to both jews e. The acts of the apostles often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth. Gospel, we turn to chapter 11 to see the expected result o the jewish.
Ministry to helps you tell kids about jesus by providing ageappropriate bible study material and sunday school curriculum all 100% free online we believe that god is the loving father of all kids. Acts chapter 11 starts with peter going back to jerusalem after he preached the gospel to a gentile centurion named cornelius. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. Having seen the miracle of god opening the hearts of gentiles to receive the. Indeed the followers of jesus were first called christians in antioch acts 11.
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