Richard Solis, The day you by faith trusted in Lord Jesus Christ as savour from your sins you have the Holy Spirit inside of you forever (you are born again) read John chapter 3 and all of 1st John.
The devil and his demons cannot be saved at all they will be cast into the lake of fire forever. read Revelation chapters 19 and 20.
Mr Solis - You can know that the Spirit is upon you or filled with the Spirit: doing what otherwise is difficult e.g. joy unspeakable, able to read the Bible freely, pray, manifesting the fruit of the Spirit these are some of the signs.
Bible: "You believe that there is ONE God ... the devils also.." it does not mean, they believe IN Him. No trouble a second time. Devils, never be saved too proud.
Note Jesus said, you shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost has come upon you, the question is how do you know when the Holy Ghost is come upon you? Is it by faith? is it just by believing? I do know the devil believes in God, is he saved now or later in his time? The Bible tells me God does not change, he is the same today and forever. I believe Chapter 2 has the answer. God bless.
Am always happy whenever i reed this chapter one of Acts to vrs 26.Reason been the whole totality and foundation of the New Testament Church of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.The old church which was H of H ie holy of holy was which was in the authority of the priest was demolised when Jesus died on that faithful friday.The whole chapter direct and teaches of the task of the church.Pentecostal
@A Disciple-Thank you brother! I see now that we are always witnesses, not just when we are "witnessing". I've been marvelling at how "invisible" I seem to be when I'm out in the world. Finally I realized God is like that also, and yet He Is no less Powerful or Deserving of Respect. His Power and ours Is the Longsuffering power of Divine Invisibility in the face of Human Sin and Blindness to Him !
Verse 6~Jesus' disciples were in expectation of the Kingdom. That was good that they were keeping on the watch, but the Kingdom was not coming immediately as they supposed that it would.
ACTS 1:1 the former treatise have I made O theophilus of all that JESUS began both to do and teach --1:2-- until the day in which HE was taken up after that --- HE THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT --- had given commandments unto the apostles whom HE had chosen JOHN 12:49 for I have --- NOT SPOKEN OF MYSELF BUT THE FATHER --- which sent me HE gave ME a commandment what I should say and what I should speak --12:50-- and I know that HIS commandment is life everlasting whatsoever I speak therefore even as --- THE FATHER SAID UNTO ME --- so I speak REVELATION 19:13 AND HE WAS CCLOTHED WITH A VESTURE DIPPED IN BLOOD AND HIS NAME IS CALLED THE WORD OF GOD 1 JOHN 2:29 if you know that HE is righteous you know that everyone that doeth righteousness --- IS BORN OF HIM
Thank you God and Jesus for never ending love amidst a hateful world. Jesus thank you for your Holy Spirit, helping us do even more. You encouraged knowledge of you to go out, ‘ to be your example to the ends of the world.’ Let all born again go out to third worlds, exercise faith in love with Jesus. We must get away from head knowledge only, listening, joining God, finishing our race strong. Amen
"But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." Now read the Sermon on the Mount, and all of the Lord's teachings about what it means to be a disciple, and what we must therefore EXPECT to encounter in this present evil world till He returns. Its by our bearing up with good will toward all, and with His divine temperament, under the duress of hateful contradictions, oppositions and humiliations inflicted on us for Jesus' sake, that the Holy Spirit uses to sanctify us and at the same time convict the ungodly. The Holy Ghost upon us in power, and not only in word is how we overcome and endure to the end, and how we will so teach all men to do all that Jesus commands us.
Praise Jesus speak the Truth always the Truth will Standup and a Lie have to easy on down and hide until the person thinks of another Lie.that is a fact.
Just think the country is Isreal went four years with out the Holy Sprit. Then how they were treaded by. The rest of the world all because the lost their first love. Then letting other counties tell them what to do. That is why every time they did that they fell from the grace of The God Isreal,
ACTS 1.1 the former treatise have I made o theophilus of all that JESUS began both to do and teach --1:2-- until the day in which HE was taken up after that he through the Holy Spirit had given commandments unto the apostles whom HE had chosen JOHN 12:49 for I have not spoken of myself but THE FATHER which sent ME he gave ME a commandment what I should say and what I should speak
An external kingdom wd be no threat to Satan, As our carnal mind is his seat the very enemy of God,thus the kingdom has to be INTERNAL, WITH IN US,thats y the good seed is sown in our hearts that Christ might be born in us,Destroying our propensity to sin, As them that are born of God cannot sin, That good seed is gonna remain with in us which is christ in us,TH SON OF MAN MEANING MANKINDS FRUIT.
That which is of the flesh is flesh and that which is of the Spirit is spirit made of the True and Genuine Temple Made without Hands which is Christ in you. Anyone can read the Holy Bible backwords and forwords and never recieve anything except it be given him from above beloved. Christ in you is the master key to the Words interpretation via. divine revealation of His Holy Word. Shalom.
Stephen F jesus has not restored the kingdom yet in acts 1 they asked him will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel? and he replied IT IS NOT FOR YOU YOUTO KNOW THE TIMES AND AND SEASONS THE FATHER HAS IN HIS OWN POWER BUT YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER ETC. If the kingdom were here now nobody wd look for a 2 nd coming, the kingdom does not come till the woman births the manchild rev 12 v 10 GBU
This book is the caveat or stepping stone to the book of Romans that runs through to the book of Jude and stops their and not Revelation. Why ? Because we are the church age or gentiles Kingdom of God temporary age of{ Grace-Salvation-Holy Ghost-Nine Manifestations thereof} which is the blueprint Paul set forth us all. This is where we should all be at and doing. HOPE = RESTORATION = ELIJAH.
ROMANS 15:18 FOR I WILL NOT DARE TO SPEAK OF ANY OF THOSE THINGS WHICH CHRIST HATH NOT WROUGHT BY ME TO MAKE THE GENTILES OBEDIENT BY WORD AND DEED --- TITUS 2:11 FOR THE GRACE OF GOD THAT BRINGETH SALVATION HATH APPEARED TO ALL MEN --2:12-- TEACHING US THAT DENYING UNGODLINESS AND WORLDLY LUSTS WE SHOULD LIVE SOBERLY RIGHTEOUSLY AND GODLY IN THIS PRESENT WORLD
ACTS 1:1 THE FORMER TREATISE HAVE I MADE O THEOPHILUS OF ALL THAT JESUS BEGAN BOTH TO DO AND TEACH --1:2-- UNTIL THE DAY IN WHICH HE WAS TAKEN UP AFTER THAT HE THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT HAD GIVEN COMMANDMENTS UNTO THE APOSTLES WHOM HE HAD CHOSEN
Acts 1:5 The promise of the Father. 5 For John truly baptized with water but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. Act 1:6 6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? What the Jews wanted was a physical Kingdom and rein will Jesus, that was fore told by the Prophets.
Hi Ray; If you read carefully the whole portion you refer to; the Lord was telling them to wait for the "Power From On High" the Baptism of the Spirit; which they heard from Him they should receive. For in the same place Jesus also told them that it was not given to them to know the Day, which the Father reserves to His own Authority, for the Restoration of all things; but we need Power till then!
Acts 1:4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. The 11 Apostles were told to stay in Jerusalem for the promise of the Father in heaven. They were waiting for the second coming of Jesus .
"The former treatise have I made O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach" While the Rulers of the Jews were fighting against the name of Jesus Christ, and forbidding any to teach in His name; Luke wrote the full account and wrote it into two books for the express purpose of giving the high priest the complete testimony of Christ's coming in the flesh according to the Scriptures.
While the Disciples were waiting for the Day of Pentecost to fully come, they began to take upon themselves to start their ministry; before the Lord had guided them or told them any such thing to do. MANY in our day also who have not received the full blessing of the Day of Pentecost, have carved out ministries and callings and works, NOT told to them first by the LORD, but out of their own minds.
Jesus the Master has gone to His Father in heaven. His disciples need to be endued with the Holy Spirit as Jesus promised. They needed to have a replacement for Judas Iscariot and Matthias had the lot fall on him. Now the 12 is complete and the Apostles are now ready to proceed with the task ahead- spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
My thanks to Keith Babcock for his excellent comment concerning those who question origins, authority, and authorship of the book of Acts as well as the rest of scripture.
Hi Keith; this will surely be a tremendous eye-opener to everyone who dares do just that! BELIEVE! And to help us grasp the importance of believing the Acts of the Apostles; think of it in the terms of why Luke wrote it. As in the Gospel bearing his name as well, Acts was written for the express purpose of providing a written testimony to the High Priest Theophilus, in accordance with the Law.
The devil and his demons cannot be saved at all they will be cast into the lake of fire forever. read Revelation chapters 19 and 20.
Bible: "You believe that there is ONE God ... the devils also.." it does not mean, they believe IN Him. No trouble a second time. Devils, never be saved too proud.