Thread: The Holy Spirit's arrival heards the beginning of Christian church/ Know the Truth
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The Holy Spirit's arrival heards the beginning of Christian church/ Know the Truth
Posted : 22 Dec, 2011 10:47 AM
Officially called "Acts of the Apostles", the book of Acts is a bridge between the story of Jesus in the Gospels and the life of the church in the letters that follow. Luke begins with Jesus' ascension into heaven after forty days of post-resurrection activity, speaking of the things pertaining to the Kingdom of God. Ten days later, God sends the Holy Spirit on the festival day of Pentecost and the church is born.
Through the Spirit, the desciples are empowered to preach boldly about Jesus, and three thousand people become Christians that day, Jewish leaders, fearing the movement called "this way", begin persecuting believers, who scatter to other areas and spread the gospel through much of the known world. The ultimate persecutor, Saul, becomes a Christian himself, after meeting the brightly shining, heavenly Jesus on the road to Damascus.
Saul, later called Paul, ultimately joins Peter and other Christian leaders in preaching, working miracles, and stregthening the fledgling Church.
Acts was probably writen sometime between AD 62 and 80.
Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. (Acts. 1:11)
Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of Sins, and ye shall receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost.
(Acts 2:38)
Neither is there Salvation in any other; for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be Saved. ( Acts 4:12)
Christians today are driven by the same force that Acts describes; " Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you." ( Acts 1:8)
The Holy Spirit's arrival heards the beginning of Christian church/ Know the Truth
Posted : 22 Dec, 2011 02:54 PM
TO angel:
Hey angel this is the second time you have posted this.
The Farmer
This is what i had written the first time in response to your post.
The Farmer
The Holy Spirit's arrival hearalds the beginning of Christian church
Posted : 28 Nov, 2011 12:44 PM
The outpouring of the Holy Spirit:
1. First shows that Yeshua has been Glorified.
Joh 17:5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
Joh 20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
Act 1:9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
2. The sacrifice of Yehsua had been recieved of YHWH as the full ransom payment for sinful man.
That the unfair exchange of Life for life had been accepted.
The Life of the SINLESS Son of YHWH,for those that would be trusting Yeshua, to save them from the wrath of YHWH against their sin(s)
Act 1:9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight
3. Yeshua had kept His Word about 'ANOTHER COMFORTER' being given to believers.
Joh 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
Joh 14:17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
Joh 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
Joh 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
4.The Father would now be drawing unto Yeshua,all that the Father had given to Yeshua.
Joh_6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Joh_6:65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
5.The judgement of all flesh had been fulfilled.
Joh 16:8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
Joh 16:9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;
Joh 16:10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
Joh 16:11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
6. THE GOSPEL WOULD GO FORTH IN THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
7. YHWH would deal with believers according to His Grace,not the law.
Heb 12:5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
Heb 12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Act 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
The Gospel is never about the believers,though believers are mentioned in the Word.
The Gospel is about YESHUA..
Shalom
Me
PS:
KJV
LITV (Literal Translation Version)
YLT ( Youngs Literal Translation)
I will add this;
The 'Church' is NOWHERE to be found within the annuls of the Scriptures 'PERIOD'....
1) a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly
1a) an assembly of the people convened at the public place of the council for the purpose of deliberating
1b) the assembly of the Israelites
1c) any gathering or throng of men assembled by chance, tumultuously
1d) in a Christian sense
1d1) an assembly of Christians gathered for worship in a religious meeting
1d2) a company of Christian, or of those who, hoping for eternal salvation through Jesus Christ, observe their own religious rites, hold their own religious meetings, and manage their own affairs, according to regulations prescribed for the body for order�s sake
1d3) those who anywhere, in a city, village, constitute such a company and are united into one body
1d4) the whole body of Christians scattered throughout the earth
1d5) the assembly of faithful Christians already dead and received into heaven
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by Thayer�s/Strong�s Number: from a compound of G1537 and a derivative of G2564
Though we do find these in the NEW COVENANT
The 'ASSEMBLY' His 'BODY'
LITV
Eph 1:22 and He "put all things under His feet" and gave Him to be Head over all things to the assembly, Psa. 8:6
Eph 1:23 which is His body: the fullness of the One filling all things in all;
Saints
LITV
Act_9:13 And Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how many bad things he did to Your saints in Jerusalem.
KJV
Rom_1:7 to all those who are in Rome, beloved of God, called-out saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Elect of GOD
KJV
Col 3:12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
YLT
Col 3:12 Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering,
LITV
Col 3:12 Therefore, as elect ones of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassions, kindness, humility, meekness, long-suffering,
Brothers / Brethren
LITV
Mat_23:8 But do not you be called Rabbi, for One is your Leader, the Christ, and you are all brothers.
Acts 11:1
(KJV) And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
(KJV+) AndG1161 theG3588 apostlesG652 andG2532 brethrenG80 that wereG5607 inG2596 JudaeaG2449 heardG191 thatG3754 theG3588 GentilesG1484 had alsoG2532 receivedG1209 theG3588 wordG3056 of God.G2316
(LITV) And the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the nations also received the Word of God.
(YLT) And the apostles and the brethren who are in Judea heard that also the nations did receive the word of God,
