CONVERSION OF SAUL
(Acts 9: 1-22; chaps. 22 and 26) THE first mention of Saul of Tarsus (Acts 7:58). His life as a Pharisee and persecutor of the Chris- tians (Acts 8:3; 26:9-11).…
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Iraq (Apr. 15, 2004) - U.S. Navy Chaplain, Lt. Cmdr. Lulrick Balzora, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Fourteen (NMCB-14), prepares to baptize Construction Mechanic Kyle Ellis. Balzora baptized several members assigned to NMCB-14 and NMCB-74 using a 2.5 cubic yard front-end loader bucket as an improvised baptismal. NMCB-14 and NMCB-74 are currently deployed in Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). U.S. Navy photo by Builder 2nd Class Jerome Kirkland (RELEASED)
BAPTISM
(Acts 8: 36-39) WE are discussing a question at this time that has caused much controversy in the religious world. We are not discussing it for the purpose of perpetu-…
THE GOOD CONFESSION
(Acts 8:37) THIS passage is regarded by some as an interpola, tion. But there is no conclusive evidence to that effect. It has been known to all Bible writers since…
CONVERSION OF An Ethiopian
(Acts 8 : 26-40) ACTS of Apostles records the more significant acts of some of the apostles: those that are intended to serve as examples for all ages to come.…
THE RESTORATION OF AN ERRING CHRISTIAN
(Acts 8:18-24) THERE is a pathetic incident in the life of our Master recorded in the sixth chapter of John's narrative. Jesus had been a very popular leader. The multitudes…
GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
(Acts 8:5-25; 19:1-12) A CAREFUL study of the New Testament will give us a thorough knowledge of the workings of the Holy Spirit. We must study this subject as a…
THE HOLY SPIRIT IN CONVERSION
(Acts 7:51-53; 8:26-40) WE are treating this subject from the viewpoint of the eunuch's conversion. However, we shall make it a general Scriptural discussion. Every one believes that an individual…
THE DEACONSHIP
(Acts 6:1-7) IN a similar discourse, relating to the eldership, we have set down a few facts concerning the two dis- tinct classes of congregational officers — elders and deacons.…
THE SIN OF ANANIAS AND SAPPHIRA
(Acts 5:1-11) THERE were two classes of miracles in the divine economy: those that evinced God's approval of the right, and those that evinced His disapproval of the wrong. An…
THE CHURCH AT JERUSALEM
(Acts 1-7) THE Jerusalem church is worthy of special mention 1 because it bears the distinction of having been the first church of Christ. It was established and nurtured under…