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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
Not just, but I can't say "everything" that is written in the Epistles is in Acts, obviously. I was meaning salvation and the example of the operation of the gifts are there, the more spiritual things of the NT church. The Epistles speak of these things, but there is more detail in Acts and them some further instructions in other places like I Cor 12, etc. But, the basis of where to begin, after it was arranged, would be in Acts. I'm not going to go to Romans to find out how to be saved. If I read that I need to "call on His name", I'm going to study that out to see what it entails. Hence, I find more detail in Acts 2. |
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So are you saying all that is written on salvation is exhaustive in Acts? Romans is only reiterating explanations of Acts? John is only mimicking the authoritative Acts? "More spiritual things?" Meaning?
I'd challenge you that there is more in Acts concerning the activity of the Spirit, the movement among people, groups and congregations, but there is not more in Acts with regard to theology, teaching, instruction, etc..
Why wouldn't you go to Romans to learn how to be saved? Why such prejudice? Where do you get that from? If you want to know Paul's thoughts on salvation, you ought to read all of Paul's letters if that's important to you -- but don't twist and distort Paul's words into Luke's. The truth is, Luke says very little on "how to" anything. He is telling a story. A beautiful story. What a tragedy that we view this book as the Ultimate Creed of all Faith. That's insecurity and dishonesty at the core. Is Paul so ignorant not to articulate fully what he means by salvation? Really? Is Luke's focus in Acts to show us how to be saved? Are you sure??? I challenge you to study Acts asking some of those questions first.
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