Empty tomb, angelic witness, and the Great Commission: Jesus rises, claims all authority, and sends disciples to every nation.
Bible Themes and Doctrines
Empty tomb, angelic witness, and the Great Commission: Jesus rises, claims all authority, and sends disciples to every nation.
Matthew 3 calls Israel to repentance as the kingdom draws near and reveals Jesus as the beloved Son anointed by the Spirit. It summons fruit, humility, and hope.
Acts 22 recounts Paul’s testimony in Jerusalem—zeal confronted by Jesus, sins washed by calling on His name, and a mission aimed at the nations. The Lord’s providence and civil order preserve the witness for courts and kings.
Corinth tests a weary apostle until the Lord says, “I am with you.” Gallio’s ruling gives breathing room, households believe and are baptized, and Apollos is sharpened for greater help. Acts 18 shows courage, teachability, and ordinary work woven into God’s wide plan.
Acts 10 brings a praying centurion and a praying apostle together by God’s design. The Spirit falls on Gentiles as Peter preaches Christ, signaling that forgiveness and life in Jesus truly cross every border.
Acts 8 turns persecution into mission and strangers into family. Philip preaches in Samaria and on a desert road, as the Spirit unites the church and sends rejoicing into new places.
Pentecost fulfills promise and launches mission. Peter preaches Jesus as Lord and Messiah, thousands repent and are baptized, and a Spirit-shaped community forms around teaching, table, prayer, and praise.
Romans 6 explains why grace never licenses sin. United to Christ in His death and resurrection, believers count themselves dead to sin and present themselves to God so that holiness grows under grace.
Peter brings the gospel into marriage, community life, and courageous witness before a watching world. This study traces 1 Peter 3 and shows how the risen Lord steadies hearts to bless, to answer, and to endure.
John the Baptist’s preaching called Israel to repentance and prepared the way for the coming of Christ. His message emphasized the need for true spiritual renewal, foreshadowing the kingdom Israel would one day fully embrace.
Peter’s sermon at Pentecost was a bold proclamation of Jesus as Israel’s Messiah, calling the Jewish people to repentance and faith. His message ignited the birth of the Church, laying the groundwork for the spread of the Gospel and the future restoration of Israel.
The Ethiopians, represented in the New Testament by the Ethiopian eunuch, were among the first African people to embrace Christianity. Through Philip’s divine encounter in Acts 8, the Gospel reached Ethiopia, demonstrating that God’s salvation is for all nations, including Africa.
The Ethiopian eunuch’s encounter with Philip highlights the gospel’s inclusivity and its transformative power to reach people of every nation. As the first recorded African convert to Christianity, the eunuch reminds believers of the joy and responsibility of sharing the good news with the world.