Acts: Spirit and witness
Pentecost, apostles, Gentiles, suffering, signs, and mission to the nations.
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Open this guide in the Concept AtlasPentecost
Pentecost is the event in Acts 2 in which the risen Jesus' disciples receive the Holy Spirit, speak in other languages, and begin the public mission of the church.
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The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God, confessed in Christian theology as the third person of the Trinity, active in creation, prophecy, the life and mission of Jesus, the birth and…
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Explore Holy Spirit in the AtlasApostolic Preaching (Kerygma)
The apostles proclaim Jesus’s death, burial, resurrection, and exaltation, urging repentance, faith, and baptism as response to God’s saving act (Acts 2:22–41; Acts 3:13–26; 1 Corinthians…
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Apostolic signs and wonders accompany gospel mission—healings, deliverances, miracles—confirming Christ’s message and the Spirit’s power among Jews and Gentiles (Acts 2:43; 5:12-16; 8:6-8…
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Next, move toward Gentile Inclusion under Messiah and watch how the route narrows or widens.
Explore Apostolic Signs and Wonders in the AtlasGentile Inclusion under Messiah
The Messiah extends salvation to the nations, fulfilling Isaiah’s hope for the coastlands and Gentiles (Isaiah 49:6), realized as Christ becomes light to the Gentiles (Luke 2:32; Acts…
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Mission is the biblical and theological category for God's sending activity in the world and the church's participation in that divine purpose through witness, proclamation, service…
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Suffering in mission is the Christ-patterned hardship believers endure while proclaiming the gospel, grounded in Jesus’ promise of persecution (Matt.
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