Acts 2, continued:
Acts 2:38The word “for” in “baptism for the remission of sins” here means “so that your sins will be forgiven.” The Greek word behind it has the idea of moving toward a goal.“Gift of the Holy Spirit”Acts 8:20 – The gift is from God, not God Himself.Romans 5:17 – Similar usage.According to the context, the gift is salvation.Acts 2:42 – The doctrine was what came from the twelve apostles, not the 120 disciples or another group.Acts 3
Acts 3:6-10 – See Isaiah 35:6. The apostles performed this miracle to confirm the authority of their message. See I Corinthians 13:8-10. We no longer see miraculous works like this today.Acts 3:13-16 – See Isaiah 49:3; 42:1.
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