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finished reading Acts 22, Acts 23 in New Testament in 90 Days:

"Brothers and fathers, hear the defense that I now make before you."...

about 4 years ago

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finished reading Acts 19, Acts 20, Acts 21 in New Testament in 90 Days:

And it happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples....

about 4 years ago

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finished reading Acts 17, Acts 18 in New Testament in 90 Days:

Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews....

about 4 years ago

SJR

wrote a note on Acts 17:31 ESV

I've always heard that you can decide your own fate by accepting Jesus but this passage seems to be saying that you don't decide your fate, Jesus does.

about 4 years ago

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finished reading Acts 15, Acts 16 in New Testament in 90 Days:

But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."...

about 4 years ago

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finished reading Acts 12, Acts 13, Acts 14 in New Testament in 90 Days:

About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church....

about 4 years ago

SJR

wrote a note on Acts 13:23 ESV

Not sure how this works being that Joseph was the descendant of David, not Mary, and Mary was a virgin when she conceived.

about 4 years ago

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finished reading Acts 10, Acts 11 in New Testament in 90 Days:

At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort,...

about 4 years ago

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wrote a note on Acts 10:43 ESV

Clearly, Jesus is the one who is extending forgiveness. So, it's his decision. I've always heard that you can decide for yourself to go to Heaven simply by believing in Jesus.

about 4 years ago

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wrote a note on Acts 10:42 ESV

Clearly, Jesus is the one who decides your fate. I've always heard that you can decide your own fate by, for instance, accepting Jesus.

about 4 years ago

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wrote a note on Acts 10:35 ESV

Is this a complete list? I've always heard there was more to it than this. For instance, I'm sure there are lots of people of other faiths who fear him and do what is right but aren't Christian.

about 4 years ago

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finished reading Acts 8, Acts 9 in New Testament in 90 Days:

And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles....

about 4 years ago

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highlighted Acts 9:20 ESV

And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is the Son of God."

about 4 years ago

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finished reading Acts 6, Acts 7 in New Testament in 90 Days:

Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution....

about 4 years ago