CHAPTER 1 THE ORIGIN AND AUTHORITY OF THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES Acts 1:1 THESE words constitute the very brief preface which the writer thought sufficient for the earliest ecclesiastical history ever produced in the Church of God. Let us imitate him in his brevity and conciseness, and without furt... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 3 THE ASCENSION OF CHRIST AND ITS LESSONS. Acts 1:9 IN this passage we have the bare literal statement of the fact of Christ's ascension. Let us now consider this supernatural fact, the Ascension, and meditate upon its necessity, and even naturalness, when taken in connection with the who... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 4 THE ELECTION OF MATTHIAS. Acts 1:24 We have selected the incident of this apostolic election as the central point round which to group the events of the ten days' expectation which elapsed between the Ascension and Pentecost. But though this election is a most important fact, in itself... [ Continue Reading ]