Acts 2:37-47
Dear RTB’ers,
The Acts of the Holy Spirit. Yes, definitely, in this chapter! In that room where He first appeared (Acts 2:1-4); in Peter’s transformation – his bold, confident preaching (Acts 2:14-36); in the gospel message received by Peter’s listeners and their repentance (Acts 2:37-41); and in the believers’ fellowship (Acts 2:42-47). Yes, the Acts of the Holy Spirit…
And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized … and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to Himself.” (Acts 2:38-39) As prominent as the Holy Spirit is in the book of Acts, I daresay He is substantially diminished in the Christian world today. It seems (to me) that many people see the work of the Holy Spirit as defined by His gifts (see Romans 12:3-8, I Corinthians 12:8-10, Ephesians 4:7-13), especially the gift of speaking in tongues. But what we really need to see, understand, and believe is His indwelling in each of us (all who are far off…). “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, … for He dwells with you and will be in you” (John 14:16-17). “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, Who is in you, Whom you have received from God? (1 Corinthians 6:19). (For a good article on the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, see https://www.gotquestions.org/indwelling-of-the-Holy-Spirit.html.)
Indwelling in each and every one of us – all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to Himself… You, me, everyone.
Blessings!