Book of Acts

At some point in life we have all seen a baby, a newly born baby, just out of womb. Anyone who has experience or witness a birth will tell you that it is a miracle, amazing. Jesus compared a baby’s birth with baptism, the baptism in water (John 3:1-6). Today we will study a very important topic for anyone who accepts Jesus and wishes to receive the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit can do some incredible things in your life. Let’s take the example of the disciples of Jesus. Look at them now, their physical appearance is the same (they have not physically changed), their names are still the same, they seem to be exactly the same men, but they are different. They are still the same individuals, yet they are different. They have changed. Those who doubted, argued, the disciples that fought about “who will be the greatest?” are now proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus together. The Holy Spirit can do in you, the same thing He did for the disciples.

The baptism of the Holy Spirit comes to the person, once he or she has accepted Christ Jesus and has been baptized in the water (Acts 2:38). At the end of Acts 1, the Apostles were together, united, and praying. They had been preparing to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit, which Jesus had promised.

We all like to receive gifts, each time I receive a gift, it makes me happy. A good gift does not need to be material, an expensive dress, a toy, or money. A gift can also be a smile, a visit to a loved one, or a kind word in a difficult moment. Even more, you can be a gift for others. If you don’t know how, keep on studying this lesson. I pray, when we get to the end of this Bible Study, that you too will make the decision to be a gift, a gift of God.

We live in difficult times. Violence, wickedness, addictions, accidents, & many other calamities bombard us daily. Since the beginning of this year we have seen the Arizona shooting, the Australia flooding, the Brazil mudslide, the political unrest in Egypt, among many others negative worldwide events.

The Book of Acts was written by Luke, MD. It is the second book in the Bible written by him; the first one is the Gospel of Luke. The purpose of Acts is for readers and Bible students to know the wonderful works the Holy Spirit can do through people who place themselves in the hands of Jesus.