Tradition：Protestant
Acts 18:1
protestant「After these things he departed from Athens, and came to Corinth.」
Acts 17:19
protestant「And they took hold of him, and brought him unto the Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by thee?」
Acts 7:46
protestant「who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.」
Acts 28:11
protestant「And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was The Twin Brothers.」
Acts 9:38
protestant「And as Lydda was nigh unto Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men unto him, entreating him, Delay not to come on unto us.」
Acts 3:26
protestant「Unto you first God, having raised up his Servant, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.」
Believed
allHebrew verb meaning 'to trust, to believe firmly.' Abraham's trust in God's promise is foundational to Pauline theology of justification by faith (cf. Romans 4:3, Galatians 3:6).
Righteousness
allAbram's trust was credited as righteousness by God. This verse (Gen 15:6) is foundational for Paul's doctrine of justification by faith, quoted in Romans 4 and Galatians 3.
Righteousness
allHebrew noun meaning 'righteousness, conformity to God's standard.' God credits Abraham's faith as righteousness, establishing the doctrine of imputed righteousness central to Pauline and Reformation theology.
Why did the Holy Spirit descend on the fiftieth day, exactly ten days after Jesus' ascension?
Jesus told the disciples to wait, and on the day of Pentecost the Spirit came as tongues of fire and they began speaking in other languages.
Why did Peter quote the prophet Joel in his Pentecost sermon?
Peter stood up to explain the signs of the last days, citing Joel to show the Spirit's outpouring in the end times.
Why did the Holy Spirit descend on the fiftieth day, exactly ten days after Jesus' ascension?
Jesus told the disciples to wait, and on the day of Pentecost the Spirit came as tongues of fire and they began speaking in other languages.
What continuity exists between Pentecost and believers' experience today?
Is the Spirit's work in apostolic times continuous with today?
Why did some Jewish observers mock the disciples as being drunk with new wine at Pentecost?
Acts 2:13 records mocking voices — what assumptions about the Spirit's work did this response reveal?
What continuity exists between Pentecost and believers' experience today?
Is the Spirit's work in apostolic times continuous with today?