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John 1:1-5,14
The

, which was in the beginning, and was God, became flesh. Jesus Christ is the Living Word of God.

John 1:11-13
If we believe in Him and receive Him, Jesus gives us power to become the sons of

by a supernatural birth. He spoke further about this new birth one night to a ruler of the Jews…

John 3:1-8
The Lord told Nicodemus that everyone who wanted to see or enter the kingdom of God must be born again of

and the .

John 3:16-21
Jesus also told Nicodemus that whosoever

in Him shall have eternal life. Jesus mentioned two seemingly different requirements for salvation, one is being born again, the other is believing. Yet, this is not a contradiction. The next scripture explains how believing is related to experiencing the birth of the Spirit.

John 7:38,39
Here we discover that if we believe on Him we will receive his

. We find that scriptural belief is more than just a change in the way we think. It also results in a scriptural experience. Faith motivates us to obey and obedience brings God’s acceptance and blessing.

John 12:35,36 & 42,43
Today, just as in Jesus’ day, many believe on Him. But, they will not

Him for fear of what others will do or say.

John 12:44-48
In response to their fearfulness, Jesus warns that His

will judge us, so we must be careful not to reject it. Rather, we should believe and obey it…no matter what others say or do!


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John 17:17-20(2)
In Jesus’ prayer for His disciples, just before His crucifixion, He said
God’s Word is

. He also prayed for us; and all those
who would believe on Him through the Apostles’ word.

To find out what the Apostles’ message was to be, let us read what
Jesus told them to proclaim. The setting of the following great
commission scripture in Luke 24:45-49(3) is just after the Lord’s death,
burial and resurrection, and just before His ascension into heaven.

“Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the
scriptures, And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved
Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that
repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name
among all nations, beginning in Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of
these things
. And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you:
but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power
from on high.”

Questions:

Did the Apostles preach the message Jesus commanded them to proclaim?


How was the promise of the Father fulfilled?

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Acts 1:3-5
As we enter the Book of Acts, we discover almost immediately that the promise of the Father is the baptism of the

.

Acts 2:1-17
When the Apostles were at Jerusalem, they, along with many others, were joyously filled with the Holy Ghost and began to speak with other

as the Spirit gave them utterance, (the inspiration to speak). The amazed onlookers from many nations who heard them speaking with tongues asked, “What meaneth this?” Then Peter explained the promised coming of the Spirit and went on to preach Christ and the original apostolic plan of salvation.

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Acts 8:5-8 Did they have great Joy?

Acts 8:12 Did they believe in Jesus Christ?

Acts 8:14-17(5) Were they baptized in His name?

Did they receive the Holy Ghost as a separate and distinct experience?

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Acts 10:1,2 Was Cornelius a religious man?

Acts 10:5,6(6) Did God have more for him to do?

Acts 10:44-46 Did they receive the Holy Ghost and speak in tongues after the day of Pentecost?

Acts 10:47,48 Did they still have to be baptized in Jesus’ name?


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Acts 19:1,2 They were believers, but had they heard of or received the Holy Ghost?

Acts 19:3-5(7) Did those baptized by John the Baptist have to be re-baptized in Jesus’ name?

Acts 19:6 Was receiving the Holy Ghost accompanied by the initial evidence of speaking with other tongues?

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