Acts of Apostles in the Early Church 

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We invite you to learn about the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament and history of the early Christian church. The book is commonly referred to as Acts, although some scholars have suggested the title to be interpreted as "the acts of the Holy Spirit."

Tradition tells us Luke, a Greek physician, wrote the book of Acts before Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans in A.D. 70. Luke, an historian, theologian and diplomat, describes how early christianity developed.

Full text of Acts of the Apostles

History of the Early Church

General resources for Acts

If you are unfamiliar with the Book of Acts, we suggest you start with the Introduction and work your way through the list of topics to the right. These are meant to give visitors an overview and to spark interest in deeper study -- and they include many books, links and other helpful resources. 

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''The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God." (Acts 1:1-3)

"It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." (Acts 1:7-8) 

The Holy Spirit has given us four accounts in the New Testament of the ministry of Jesus, but only one book on the early years of the Christian church.

It is called the Acts of the Apostles, giving us only selected information about a few of the apostles -- primarily Paul and Peter. 

Acts continues the story began in Luke's gospel, covering more than 30 years after the ascension of Jesus Christ into Heaven.

In that short time, the Christian church was established and the gospel of salvation was taken throughout the known world -- from Jerusalem to Rome.

Those preaching the gospel were just ordinary people with natural human limitations.

But they were empowered by the Holy Spirit and thus turned the world "upside down" for Christ.

Acts is the most important book in the New Testament, according to William Barclay.

"It is the simple truth that if we did not possess Acts, we would have, apart from what we could deduce from the letters of Paul, no information whatever about the early Church."

In the book of Acts we learn about the history of the church and how we are also to witness for Christ.

As you read Acts, put yourself in the place of the disciples who were filled with the Holy Spirit and saw people around them respond to the good news of Christ. 

And you will sense the strong commitment of the disciples as they offered their talent and treasure for Christ.