Themes Book Of Acts
It is judaism fulfilled the fulfillment of promises made to israel and the climax of god s plan of salvation.
Themes book of acts. Themes in the book of acts the book of acts begins with the outpouring of god s promised holy spirit on the day of pentecost. The doc portrays jesus as the living lord. First we will look at the theme of the holy spirit who empowered the church to expand christ s kingdom.
The book of acts records the founding and spreading of christianity and unlike many books in the nt this book is truly controlled by a set of themes that luke rigidity follows as he unfolds this book for us. The opening of acts discloses a primary theme throughout the book. In the gospel of luke we see that jesus came to the earth to advance the mission of god.
We will explore three major themes that are introduced in the opening of the book of acts and developed throughout its chapters. The purpose of god and the fulfillment of scripture luke seeks to show that christianity called the way is not a new religion. And we have seen how the apostles fulfilled their appointed task by establishing the church.
The book does not so much end as stop. The greatest of these themes in this book is the theme of god s sovergenity or god s providence. Luke wraps up his book with paul preaching under house arrest in rome but there is more to be discussed in acts particularly the important themes that underlie the book.
We have looked at the holy spirit s activities and gifting. The first of these is to. It is a fragment because the work of which it tells is not yet a whole.
Christian life occurs in a community oriented with a vocation for the kingdom of god. This is the major theme of acts. Acts is authored by dr luke.