Paul's Conversion and Luke's Portrayal of Character in Acts 8-10
The background to this article is the view sometimes still promoted that Paul was not converted, and that the Damascus Road experience was only a call to ministry. However, the way Luke portrays Paul in Acts 8-Acts 10 shows Saul to lack a right relationship with God. Luke accomplish this picture in part by contrasting the pre-conversion Saul with Stephen, the Ethiopian eunuch, and Cornelius.
The Cornelius Incident in the Light of Its Jewish Setting
This article addresses the nature of Jewish Christianity and the legitimacy of the Gentile mission. This essay makes use of the Cornelius narrative in Acts 10:1-Acts 11:18 and the reference to it in Acts 15:7-9 to reflect on the development of the early church's self-understanding and identity.
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.
Acts 10:24-48 - Peter at the Home of Cornelius
Acts 10:1-23 - Cornelius Calls for Peter
Acts 10:1-8; 23b-48 - All Change!
This article is a Bible study on Acts 10:1-8; 23b-48.
Acts 10:9-23 - Pork: The Other White Meat
This article is a Bible study on Acts 10:9-23.
Tongues In Acts
Looking at Acts 2, Acts 8, Acts 10-11, and Acts 19 on the subject of tongues, this article shows that both charismatics and cessationists fail in applying these texts because they fail to read them through the redemptive-historical grid. The author of this article encourages the reading of Acts through a redempive-historical grid.