What Happened Acts

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This page begins a four-part series from the Book of Acts. The others will be on Jerusalem, Samaria, and Ephesus. The purpose of this series is to examine the chief passages which I believe are often misunderstood as to their meaning for us today. If we do not properly understand what God was doing at Caesarea, we may place our faith in a whole set of doctrines that are alien to what the apostles and the earliest Church believed.

Since coming to the knowledge of the truth of justification by faith in Christ alone, I have spent a great amount of time reexamining my understanding of the Book of Acts. I honestly admit that I used to read the story of Caesarea through Pentecostal eyes rather than through the Gospel. What I share in this series may unsettle (and even anger) many of those who are Pentecostal. Please, hear me out.

My motive is not to destroy what you believe, but, instead, to encourage you in being true to Scripture and Christ. I am deeply convinced that we must strive to accurately grasp the meaning of Acts, and be willing to change our convictions no matter how much they conflict with our traditions and upbringing. If we are not courageous to face the truth, we will risk suppressing or losing the Gospel itself.