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IV. Soteriology
The Act of Proclaiming the Good News
The Scope of the Good News: For Jew and Gentile
The Authentication of the Good News
The Importance of the Good News
Luke speaks of the Word 40x in Acts
The importance of the Word: The church and its ministry are brought under the judgment of the apostolic, inspired Word.
It is the Word which legitimizes the church and its ministry and not vice versa.”
(Morris quoting Talbert, 220)
The objective aspect of Salvation
The subjective aspect of Salvation
The benefits of Salvation
Forgiveness Acts 2:38; 5:31; 10:43; 13:38-39; 26:18
Life Acts 2:27-28; 3:15; 5:20; 11:18; 13:46, 48
Gift of the Spirit Acts 2:38; 8:20; 10:45; 11:17
Peace Acts 10:36
Grace Acts 4:33; 11:23; 13:42; 14:3; 15:11; 18:27; 20:24, 32
Other aspects of Salvation
The message of salvation and promise
God’s promise of salvation is a present possession
Acts 2:47 - σωτηρίζω present passive
Acts 13:48 - appointed to eternal life
God’s promise of salvation is a future deliverance from a future judgment
Paul’s message is the Hope of the Resurrection and the hope of the prophets Acts 23:6; 24:14-16; 26:6-8, 22-23 Yet hope is by definition not seen Romans 8:24
The hope of the Gospel is offered in the face of approaching judgment Acts 2:13; 3:23; 10:42; 17:30-31
The Law in Luke-Acts
the Law is an infallible reflection of God’s unchanging moral character, instantiated to a particular people who were in a particular time of salvation history.
When Stephen was charged with not keeping the law Acts 6:11-14, his response was that his accusers stood in line with Israel’s historic practice of ignoring the Law and so stood under God’s judgment Acts 7:51-53
Paul responded to the charge of not keeping the law by
Agreeing to observe a vow to prove he is an orderly lawkeeper Acts 21:21-24
Affirming he believed the law in its entirety Acts 24:14
Denying that he had transgressed the law Acts 25:8
Affirming that the Gospel message fulfills what Moses predicted Acts 26:22
The law contains promise which is fulfilled
Peter Declared that Jesus was the prophet Moses predicted (Deut 18:15, and the blessing that God spoke to Abraham Acts 3:22-23, 25
The law has been abrogated
Before it was clear that the law was no longer in effect, all Christians kept the law, as all Christians were observant Jews Acts 3:1; 10:9-16
After the Gospel was opened to the Gentiles, the church still recommended that some portions of the law be kept for the sake of reaching the Jews Acts 13:14; 15:19-21; 16:3; 18:18; 21:23-24
The law is no longer binding, therefore Gentiles do not need to keep it.
Jews may observe it if they wish, but it is no longer required Acts 15:10-11
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