God’s Grand Old Gospel Romans 1:1–17 Set apart for the gospel of God. Romans 1:1 The gospel is God’s gospel. It is something God announced and accomplished and what he sent his apostles to proclaim. It is something God blesses and through which he saves men and women. The grammatical way of stating this is […]

Preaching Christ Acts 28:17–31 Proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance. Acts 28:31 Notice a few last points at the end of Acts. 1. The gospel Paul preached in the twenty-eighth chapter of Acts is the same gospel preached by Peter in the second.

The Peril of Pride Acts 26:19–32 In a short time would you persuade me to be a Christian? Acts 26:28 Festus might have been willing to hear Paul talk about some future resurrection, particularly if it could be thought of metaphorically. Most people are at least willing to consider the possibility of some future state

Through Christ Alone Acts 21:40–22:22 Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles. Acts 22:21 Paul had been doing everything possible to stress how Jewish he was, but as soon as he uttered the word “Gentiles,” the mob reacted violently and would have killed him if it could have. Why did they

Eyes on Our Inheritance Acts 20:17–38 Now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance. Acts 20:32 Paul reminds us that if we are faithful to our task, as Paul was urging the Ephesian elders to be, there