Acts

Acts was made to give  history of the early church. The purpose of the book is the importance of the day of Pentecost and being use really good to be witnesses for Jesus Christ. Acts tells you that the apostles were Christ's witnesses in Jerusalem, and to the rest of the surrounding world. The book gives light on the gift of the Holy Spirit, who gives power, guides, teaches, and is our Counsel. Reading the book of Acts, we are teach and encouraged by a lot of miracles that that happened during this time by the disciples Peter, John, and Paul. The book of Acts tells you the importance of obedience to God’s Word and the transformation that occurs as a result of knowing Christ.Also the book talks about what happen to those who that rejected the truth that the disciples preached about the Lord Jesus Christ.Acts gives the history of the Christian church and the spread of the gospel of Jesus Christ, as well as the mounting opposition to it. Although many faithful servants were used to preach and teach the gospel of Jesus Christ, Saul, whose name was changed to Paul, was the most influential. Before he became a christian, Paul took great pleasure in persecuting and killing Christians. Paul’s dramatic conversion on the Damascus road is a highlight of the book of Acts. After his conversion he went to the opposite extreme of loving God and preaching His Word with power, fervency and the Spirit of the true and living God. The disciples were powered by the Holy Spirit to be His witnesses in Jerusalem, and many other cities , and to the ends of the earth. Included in the last part are Paul’s three missionary journeys, his difficult times in Jerusalem and Caesarea and his final journey to Rome.