The book of act Story 2022

Running Head: THE BOOK OF ACTS
THE BOOK OF ACTS
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1THE BOOK OF ACTS
Acts of the Apostles which is formally known as the book of acts is the 5th book of
the New Testament. This book focuses and tells the story of the founding of the Christian
Church and the preaching of the message of Christianity to the Empire in Rome. This paper
will be focusing on how the thematic development occurs in this book.
The first movement is about the gospel of Luke. This tells the readers about how god
made sure that he fulfilled the plan he had for the salvation of the world through life, the
death and then the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, the promised messiah. What follows is
about the story of Christianity that happened in the first century. This began with the
ascension of Jesus to heaven. The first chapter are based on Jerusalem, the Holy Spirit
coming on the day of Pentecost and the establishment of the church in Pentecost.
The Holy Spirit is a theme that is very prominent in the Book of Acts. He is described
as the very power that is responsible for empowering the church to live a life that is
transformed. It also records that various miracles were performed by him that validated the
ministry of the Apostles. He is the one responsible for the great courage within the Christians.
He is symbolized as the giver of great power to people who live in a Godly way.
This was talked about by Jesus, in acts 1:6-8, “It is not for you to know times or
epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority; 8 but you shall receive power when
the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in
all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth." This develops the theme of
geographical/ethnic advance when it came to the proclamation of the Gospel.
The theme of the participation is evident in the acts, when it came to the Christians.
Here the theme of redemption plays an important role as it is said that whosoever calls the
lord’s name shall be saved. Christianity, in the acts is how the people is supposed to save
themselves by becoming apart of God’s new world. The theme of giving is also prevalent. As