Dissension within the circle of the saved was stirred up by “certain men” which came down from Judaea to Antioch and taught the brethren, saying, “Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved” (Acts 15:1). James, who...
Paul and Barnabas, having been expelled from the coasts of Antioch in Pisidia, moved on into Iconium. “And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of...
“Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. As they ministered to the Lord, and...
“Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. And he killed James the brother of John with the sword” (Acts 12:1-2). This James was very probably the one who, with Peter and John, enjoyed such close and...
“And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him, saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them” (Acts 11:2-3). These verses prove to us that even though God had begun to fulfill the...
In the study of this chapter, we shall attempt to answer the following questions—When was Cornelius saved? To what was he added after he was saved? Why was there any question on the part of the Jews concerning his admission into fellowship with the Pentecostal church?...
