by Matthew Borgstrom | Dec 17, 2017 | Adversity, Bible Exposition, Bible Study, Gospel
In Acts 4, Luke makes it very clear that the gospel advances through the midst of adversity, instead of through the removal of adversity. So in the end, it doesn’t matter who rejects Jesus Christ or treats him with contempt; it doesn’t matter what the world says...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Dec 10, 2017 | Bible Exposition, Bible Study, Repentance
In Acts 3:18-26, Peter declares that before the blessing of the kingdom prosperity comes the blessing of repentance. God will bring this about and that’s why Christ came to show Israel and the world the heinousness of their sin and that God’s people Israel must...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Dec 3, 2017 | Bible Exposition, Bible Study, Repentance
In Acts 3:19-21, Peter says the times of refreshing and restoration of the kingdom will be brought about by a complete repentance of the Jewish people. This demonstrates God’s incredible patience for if Christ established his kingdom on earth in the early...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Nov 26, 2017 | Bible Exposition, Bible Study, Church
The same phrase, “being together” is used in Acts 2:47 as was found at the beginning of v.44. This means that the Lord wasn’t adding people to some church directory in heaven, but he was adding them to the “togetherness” of the body of Christ. Those...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Nov 19, 2017 | Baptism, Bible Exposition, Bible Study, Repentance
As we consider Acts 2:38, the question arises—Why did Peter emphasize baptism to such an extent to this particular crowd? This goes back to what we discussed last week; that repentance indicates a turning from sin unto God. Many have rightly described it as doing a...
by Matthew Borgstrom | Nov 12, 2017 | Bible Exposition, Bible Study, Faith, Repentance
Throughout Acts, the concepts of faith and repentance were so inseparable that the apostles had no hesitation describing the same event with both words. I’ve also heard it said that how could there be a turning to God (faith) if there is not a turning from sin...
