Acts 18:10
「for I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to harm thee: for I have much people in this city.」
Acts 17:10
「And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.」
Acts 7:54
「Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.」
Acts 28:2
「And the barbarians showed us no common kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.」
Acts 9:5
「And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:」
Acts 3:12
「And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this man? or why fasten ye your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him to walk?」
Believed
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).
Righteousness
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.
Why did Peter quote the prophet Joel in his Pentecost sermon?
Peter stood up to explain the signs of the last days, citing Joel to show the Spirit's outpouring in the end times.
What continuity exists between Pentecost and believers' experience today?
Is the Spirit's work in apostolic times continuous with today?
Why did some Jewish observers mock the disciples as being drunk with new wine at Pentecost?
Acts 2:13 records mocking voices — what assumptions about the Spirit's work did this response reveal?
