Category Archives: Acts

Acts 2:38 (“Be baptized, everyone of you,” Part 1)

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Jay F Guin

While the blog was down for the holidays, the crash, and all, I typed up notes on the rest of Acts 2. I’ll be posting these every other day for a couple of weeks, until we get to the end … Continue reading →

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Acts: 2:38 (“Repent,” Part 4, Conclusion)

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Conclusion The teaching in Acts is usually “repent” or “have faith in Jesus” — one or the other — and we tend to hear in “repentance” a call to moral living, whereas in “faith” we hear a call to a … Continue reading →

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Acts: 2:38 (“Repent,” Part 3, Acts)

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Acts We now turn to the later verses in Acts — (Act 3:13-21 ESV)  13 The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered … Continue reading →

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Acts: 2:38 (“Repent,” Part 2, Luke)

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Luke Let’s look at how “repent” is used by Luke. We begin with John the Baptist — (Luk 3:3-9 ESV)  3 And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of … Continue reading →

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Acts: 2:38 (“Repent,” Part 1, Introduction and Jeremiah 31)

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Jay F Guin

This is a longer post than usual, and I’m not entirely sure the topic justifies the length. We’ll see. But I think we’ve substantially misunderstood the meaning of “repent” in Acts 2:38. We’ve not been entirely wrong, but we’ve missed … Continue reading →

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Acts 2:38 Post

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Jay F Guin

I just posted and then deleted a draft post on Acts 2:38. It won’t make much sense, because it’s not supposed to be posted until Parts 1 and 2 go up — and it was a draft. Wait for the … Continue reading →

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Acts 2:22-37 (The Prophets Speak of Jesus)

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Jay F Guin

(Act 2:22-23 ESV) 22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know — … Continue reading →

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Acts: 2:12-21 (New Wine, Daughters, and Judgment)

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Jay F Guin

New wine (Act 2:12-13 ESV) 12 And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”  13 But others mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.” Don’t you love Luke’s sense of humor? Remember, this … Continue reading →

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Acts/Community Disciplines: Missio Dei

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Missio Dei (pronounced Missio Day) is Latin for either “the mission of God” or “the sending of God.” It’s something that theologians have been discussing for the last several decades, but the idea has only recently really caught on as … Continue reading →

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Acts 2:4-11 (The Spirit, Tongues, Mighty Works)

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Jay F Guin

(Act 2:4 ESV)  4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. Filled with the Spirit “Filled with the Holy Spirit” is a phrase that will … Continue reading →

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