The Crossway Podcast 10 Things You Should Know about the Book of Acts (Nancy Guthrie)
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Oct 9, 2024 
In this insightful discussion, Nancy Guthrie, a Bible teacher and author known for her work on the Book of Acts, explores key insights from this significant biblical text. She highlights the powerful role of the Holy Spirit and Jesus' ascension during the early church's mission. Guthrie emphasizes the shift from Jewish customs to a grace-centered gospel, tackling the challenges of faith versus safety. She also illustrates how Acts charts the remarkable spread of the gospel influenced by the apostles, demonstrating God's redemptive plan across nations.
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Acts Centers On Spirit, Word, And Lord
- Acts focuses less on the apostles' deeds and more on the poured-out Holy Spirit, the preached Word, and the enthroned Jesus.
- Luke centers the narrative on Jesus' ascension and Spirit-empowered mission rather than a catalog of apostolic activity.
Geographic Outline Drives The Story
- Acts 1 gives a clear geographic and narrative outline: Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, to the end of the earth.
- This sequence structures the book's movement of the gospel from local to global.
Ascension And Pentecost Complete The Gospel
- The ascension and Pentecost complete the redemptive work begun in Jesus' life, death, and resurrection.
- Without the ascension and Spirit's outpouring, Christ's work remains incomplete for inaugurating the new age.