Before he returned to his Father, Jesus told his followers to wait in Jerusalem until they received the promised Holy Spirit. About a week later, as recorded in Acts 2:1-24, Jesus poured on his Spirit on his people, and they began to proclaim the mighty deeds of God in different languages. After some from the crowd made fun of them, Peter explained that the gift of the Spirit indicated that the last days had arrived!
In the previous section, Paul asserted that no one can be right before God by observing the law but rather through faith in Christ. ...
The Thessalonian Christians show us what it looks like to live out God’s grace under persecution.
Irony occurs when a situation turns out to be the opposite of what is expected. Dramatic irony is when the author and the audience...