Is persecution a good thing?This chapter lets us see that persecution cannot stop the gospel. If you don't think persecution is good, then you must be unfamiliar with the ways of God. The way God does things is out of our imagination. Persecution comes from God and is given to people who he thinks...

IntroductionAfter Stephen gave his speech, he was killed. We must look at this story from different angles, we cannot simply accept that this story is taken at face value. The author of Acts wanted to make a point. We are not even sure that Luke was even there for Stephen's testimony, but this sect...

IntroductionIn this chapter, in Jerusalem, there was a great revival that was started by Peter. However, these things are usually like a rollercoaster; people are very fervent for a while, and then the excitement all drops. I find that the church is very eager to embrace revivals. If you study the...