The Book of Acts: Christ's Continued Acts, Not the Apostles'
Luke's preface to Acts establishes a profound continuity with his Gospel. He wrote of what Jesus 'began' to do and teach; the natural inference is...
This is historical examples on christ's continuing work through believers and the supremacy of Jesus in history, drawing on Acts 1:1-2.
Luke's preface to Acts establishes a profound continuity with his Gospel. He wrote of what Jesus 'began' to do and teach; the natural inference is that Acts records what Jesus 'continued' to do and teach after His ascension. This reframes the entire narrative: the title 'Acts of the Apostles' is fundamentally misleading. Maclaren exposes the deeper truth—most apostles vanish from these pages entirely.…
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