Acts 4:12 – No Other Name
Reflections on New Testimony concerning Civil Disobedience
This essay wants to give an overview of New Testament texts that may have a bearing on the topic of civil disobedience. Texts discussed include Matthew 2:8; Matthew 2:16; Matthew 4:8-10; Matthew 12:3-5; Matthew 26:50-54; Acts 4:18-20; Romans 13:1-7; Revelation 6:9-11.
Does Acts 2-5 Teach Socialism?
Collectivism and/or Christianity: An Exegetical Study of Acts 2:42-47 and 4:32-5:11
Is Christianity against capitalism? After examining Acts 2:42-47 and Acts 4:32-5:11, this article shows that all giving in the early church was a voluntary and joyful response to the gospel and its powerful attestations through the apostles. Therefore, Christianity cannot be used as an objection to capitalism.
Facing the Charismatic Challenge
Acts 4:1-41, Acts 8:14-25, Acts 10:1-11:18 and Acts 19:1-17 have all been used to propagate the teaching that after regeneration one must still undergo an experience of baptism by the Holy Spirit. By examining the context of these texts, the author shows that such claims are false.