La Conversión de Pablo

「And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.」

「Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:」

「And Jacob went down into Egypt; and he died, himself and our fathers;」

「saying, Go thou unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:」

「and he hath seen a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight.」

「But ye denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted unto you,」

Hebrew verb meaning 'to trust, to believe firmly.' Abraham's trust in God's promise is foundational to Pauline theology of justification by faith (cf. Romans 4:3, Galatians 3:6).

Abram's trust was credited as righteousness by God. This verse (Gen 15:6) is foundational for Paul's doctrine of justification by faith, quoted in Romans 4 and Galatians 3.

Hebrew noun meaning 'righteousness, conformity to God's standard.' God credits Abraham's faith as righteousness, establishing the doctrine of imputed righteousness central to Pauline and Reformation theology.

Why did the Holy Spirit descend on the fiftieth day, exactly ten days after Jesus' ascension?

Jesus told the disciples to wait, and on the day of Pentecost the Spirit came as tongues of fire and they began speaking in other languages.

¿Por qué Pedro citó al profeta Joel en su sermón de Pentecostés?

Peter stood up to explain the signs of the last days, citing Joel to show the Spirit's outpouring in the end times.

Why did the Holy Spirit descend on the fiftieth day, exactly ten days after Jesus' ascension?

Jesus told the disciples to wait, and on the day of Pentecost the Spirit came as tongues of fire and they began speaking in other languages.

¿Qué continuidad existe entre Pentecostés y la experiencia de los creyentes hoy?

Is the Spirit's work in apostolic times continuous with today?

¿Por qué algunos observadores judíos se burlaron de los discípulos acusándolos de estar borrachos de mosto en Pentecostés?

Acts 2:13 records mocking voices — what assumptions about the Spirit's work did this response reveal?

¿Qué continuidad existe entre Pentecostés y la experiencia de los creyentes hoy?

Is the Spirit's work in apostolic times continuous with today?