Class Notes on Sacred History
Volume IV: Acts of Apostles
J. W. McGarvey (1893)
Table of Contents


ACTS OF APOSTLES.

PART FIRST.

THE CHURCH IN JERUSALEM.

i. 1-viii. 4.

§ I. INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS (i. 1-26).

1. STARTING POINT OF THE NARRATIVE, 1-5.

2. PROMISE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND THE ACCOUNT OF THE
ASCENSION REPEATED, 6-11.

3. NAMES AND LODGING PLACE OF THE APOSTLES, 12-14.
4. THE PLACE OF JUDAS FILLED, 15-26.
§ II. THE CHURCH IN JERUSALEM ESTABLISHED
(ii. 1-47).

1. THE APOSTLES ARE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT, 1-4.

2. THE EFFECT OF THE MULTITUDE, 5-13.
3. PETER'S SERMON.

1. Introduction. The Miracle Explained, 14-21.

2. Jesus Proclaimed as Christ and Lord, 22-32.

a. His Resurrection Declared, 22-24.

b. Resurrection of the Christ Predicted by David, 25-31.
c. Resurrection of Jesus Attested by the Twelve, 32.

d. Jesus Exalted to the Throne of God, 33-35.

e. Logical Conclusion, 36.
3. Exhortation to Save Themselves, 37-40.
4. EFFECT OF THE SERMON, AND PROGRESS OF THE CHURCH,
41-47.
§ III. THE FIRST PERSECUTION OF THE CHURCH
(iii. 1-iv. 31).

1. A LAME MAN HEALED BY PETER, III. 1-10.

2. PETER'S SECOND SERMON

1. Introduction. The Miracle Explained, 11-16.

2. Forgiveness of Sins Offered through Christ, 17-21.
3. These things were foretold by Moses and the Prophets, and
Promised to Abraham, 22-26.
3. PETER AND JOHN ARRESTED, IV. 1-4.
4. PETER'S DEFENSE, 5-12.
5. A PRIVATE CONSULTATION, 13-17.
6. MORE PREACHING FORBIDDEN, 18-22.
7. REPORT OF THE TWO APOSTLES AND PRAYER OF THE TWELVE,
23-31.
§ IV. PROGRESS OF THE CHURCH, AND SECOND
PERSECUTION (iv. 32-v. 42).

1. UNITY AND LIBERALITY OF THE CHURCH, 32-37.

2. A CASE OF DISCIPLINE, V. 1-11.
3. PROSPERITY OF THE CHURCH INCREASED, 12-16.
4. THE APOSTLES IMPRISONED AND RELEASED, 17-21.
5. THEY ARE BROUGHT INTO COURT, 21-27.
6. ACCUSATION AND DEFENSE, 27-32.
7. THEY ARE SAVED FROM DEATH BY GAMALIEL, 33-42.

§ V. FURTHER PROGRESS OF THE CHURCH, AND
THIRD PERSECUTION (vi. 1-viii. 4).

1. SEVEN MEN APPOINTED TO SERVE TABLES, 1-7.

2. STEPHEN ARRESTED AND FALSELY ACCUSED, 8-15.

3. STEPHEN'S SPEECH

1. The Introduction, vii. 1-8.

2. A Series of Deliverers Persecuted by Israel, 9-34.

(a.) The Case of Joseph, 9-16.

(b.) The Case of Moses in Egypt, 17-36.
(c.) The Case of Moses in the Wilderness, 37-41.

(d.) God's Final Rejection of Israel, 42, 43.

3. The Tabernacle and the Temple, 44-50.

(a.) The Tabernacle Supplanted by a House, 44-47.

(b.) The Temple Not God's Real Dwelling, 48-50.
4. Application, 51-53.
4. THE DEATH OF STEPHEN, VII. 54-VIII. 4.
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