The Book of Acts was written to provide a history of the early church. Acts emphasis the importance

Yet only in Matthew does Peter have a role in the story. Upon seeing Jesus on the water, he calls out, "'Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water'"(Mt. 14.28). He almost succeeds, yet he suddenly gives in to fear and begins sinking. Jesus scolds him by saying, " 'You of little faith, why do you doubt?'"(14.31). This draws a strange picture of Peter. He no longer simply listens to Jesus, but tries to become actively involved in his teacher's lessons. This idea is again shown in Matthew 15.15. After the parable of the blind leading the blind, Peter asks, " "Explain this parable to us." Jesus replies with a rather impatient remark, but dives a little further into the meaning. He often comes to Jesus with questions throughout Matthew and these questions always ask for clear definitions of stories or truths about some spiritual detail. Many times Jesus snaps a little at him, but Peter obviously is not swayed by any impatience his teacher bestows. This seems to paint a closer relationship between the two men, where Peter is not afraid of Jesus and Jesus is not simply polite to Peter, as teachers tend to be. Jesus' obvious favoritism of Peter, shown in the transfiguration and throughout the gospel, leads one to believe that the two are indeed close friends with trust and mutual respect, which allows them to be freer with their words to one another. Friends tend to be less polite and more open with

Acts of the Apostles chronicles the rapid advancement of the Gospel by way of the gift of the Holy Spirit. “The Holy Spirit in the Acts of the Apostles: The Charismatic Community in Mission” takes into account the narratives succeeding Pentecost including Spirit Baptisms from Samaria to Ephesus (Acts

The book of Acts is known as 'the birth of the church'. Acts recounts the story of

Statement # 1(From The Cradle, The Cross, and The Crown Chapter 8, Loc 10638 of 28382, 1st Paragraph) “There are several significant human agents, but there is one, and only one, major divine agent underlying the entire plot of the book of Acts: the Holy Spirit. For this reason, rather than identifying the book as presenting the “Acts of the Apostles,” it may be more accurate to say that at its heart are the “Acts of the Holy Spirit.” I believe that the book of Acts is a great depiction of how the Holy Spirit can and will move through dedicated people. Without the Holy Spirit, Paul and all the great men in the book of Acts are just great men.

Their understanding of the Old Testament prophets, up until now, was that God’s promise of good fortune through the Messiah were connected to the Jews b. They believed that Gentiles had to become proselytes, be circumcised, and adopt the Jewish religion before they could receive the blessings of the Messiah c. This made sense to the Jews because the prophets had said the Gentiles would come to the Jews to learn about their God and the law would go forth from Jerusalem d. And Jesus did tell the woman at the well that, “salvation is from the Jews” (John 4:22) e. This situation did not convince Peter that these Gentiles were saved apart from being baptized (Acts 10:47-48) f. Instead, this event caused Peter to argue that these Gentiles should be allowed to be baptized into Christ without being circumcised g. It convinced them that these Gentiles could be saved apart from being circumcised, apart from becoming proselytes, and apart from observing the law of Moses h. The Jews who were with Peter agreed, and Peter commanded Cornelius and those Gentiles with him to be baptized (Acts 10:48) i. It had been about 10 years since the Spirit was given on the day of Pentecost and this was the first recorded case of an apostle preaching the gospel to an uncircumcised

He predicted that Peter would deny him three times and he did. Three asked if Peter was a follower of Jesus and he replied with “I don’t know what you’re talking about”. Later he cried because he remembered what Jesus had told him. Even though he had forgotten Jesus and given up on him for a short day. Jesus took him back and forgave him.

The unique experience of the Jerusalem church at Pentecost in Acts 2 occurred in similarly public and significant ways for

Although, the incident between Peter and Malchus could have been a powerful argument against Jesus, it had been destroyed by a miracle and they certainly did not want to call attention to the miracle-working power of Christ, the Son of God and the Savior of all who obey Him. (Hebrews 5:8-9)

Let me explain, in the book of Acts, there is the history of how Christianity came about. The Apostle Peter preached boldly because of the Holy Spirit. In my opinion, the life application here is to turn to the Holy Spirit to give us courage also insight to accomplish what God wants us to do building His kingdom. However, change will take place as new churches are founded. The book of Acts tells us that by faith in Jesus, along with the Holy Spirit, we can face these new problems, challenges as well as give us significant ways to unravel them. The early church was founded by God’s Holy Spirit and His power with the help of his disciples just as it should be today (Acts 1-2

The Holy Spirit filled the room and enabled the 120 people to speak in tongues. A crowd from that surrounding area heard a sound and started walking towards the room.  Feeling perplexed, the crowd was in bewilderment, at how the people was able to speak their own language. Utterly amazed, the crowd thought that they're drunk. Then, Peter spoke to the crowd with boldness thanks to the power of the Holy Spirit. Filled with courage, He addressed them on how the 120 people was not drunk, but filled with the power of the Holy Spirit. Also, it is a fulfillment of a prophecy by Joel the prophet. On top of that, we should accept Christ and immerse in baptistism in the name of Jesus. After that, three thousand people accepted the message and baptized. Thanks to the power of the Holy Spirit, the message expanded in

I believe that Luke wrote the book of Acts to allow Christians to see the early history of the Church. Also, it was the place in the bible where to Holy Spirit arrived. The Holy Spirit is first mentioned when the Lord tells His people that He will send The Holy Spirit soon. Then later after Jesus told them that He was sending the Holy Spirit to guide the disciples, the Holy Spirit came. When the Holy Spirit came the Disciples, they were able to experience God on a whole new level. It allowed them to preach the gospel with much more power because it wasn't them speaking, it was God. Luke's purpose in writing the book of Acts was to make clear of what the early church history looked like and the arrival of the Holy Spirit. It was also written

Peter received a vision where he was told to take an unclean animal and eat it, which is similar to what God wanted him to do next: bring the message to gentiles. Peter changed much from the time that Jesus was on earth until the day that he died. He was not a man quick to say the wrong thing, but now the wise rock that Jesus had wanted him to be. He even wrote a couple of books to show the power of the Holy Spirit (Mowczko).

To start with, Simon Peter was one of Jesus’ disciples and passionate believer of God. He undergoed many difficulties with him and his conscience, believing that it was his way or the highway. For an extended time he did what he thought was right until Jesus helped him. When Jesus returned to heaven, Simon Peter devoted his life to preaching the gospel to all far and wide. He trusted God and his conscience through his life and ministry. After the Great Fire of Rome, the ruler, Nero, blamed the fire on the christians and sentenced them to death. When Simon Peter was questioned his religion, he trusted in his conscience and proclaimed his faith. Simon Peter died an amazing martyr of God but another life changing man was William

The New Testament is characterized by the existence of imperative Biblical figures, with the likes of Jesus Christ, the Apostles, among many others. Peter was among Jesus’ first disciples. From his turning point, as manifested in the book of John 21, to his progress as a dedicated leader as manifested in Acts, to his final emergence as a co-elder as manifested in the Epistles of 1st and 2nd Peter, Peter exhibited traits of a transformational and charismatic biblical figure (Neil & William 409).

When Jesus first called him to be his disciple, he dropped all his fishing gear and followed Jesus, without a doubt. What makes Saint Peter stand out is the fact that he crucified himself of shame and regret because he denied Jesus three times, just as Jesus had predicted. Peter is considered by the Roman Catholic church to be the first of the unbroken chain of popes. He is also known as the leader of the twelve disciples.