Scripture index: Acts

Ac 1:1–11
- Hypostatic union › Union is permanent
Ac 1:4
- God the Father › Unspecified (simply “the” Father)
Ac 1:4–8
- Trinity › Triadic pattern explicit in NT
Ac 1:7
- God the Father › Unspecified (simply “the” Father)
Ac 1:12–26
- Ordination › Without mention of laying on hands
Ac 1:15
- Church government › Whole church helps select officers
Ac 1:20
- Church government › bishop/overseer, every occurrence of
- Old Testament canon › Psalms
Ac 1:21–22
- Church government › Apostle, qualifications for
- Subjects of baptism › New covenant signified new way of defining God’s people, beginning with John’s baptism
Ac 1:23
- Church government › Whole church helps select officers
Ac 1:24
- Jesus is God › Omniscience (all-knowing)
- Jesus is God › “You, you only, know the hearts of mankind”
Ac 1:26
- Providence › Concurrence in chance, random things
Ac 2:3
- Baptism › Baptism refers to washing away of sin and spiritual renewal
Ac 2:4
- Baptism › Passages cited for affusion (pouring)
Ac 2:5
- Baptism › All New Testament accounts of
Ac 2:17–18
- Revelation › Holy Spirit replaces revelation from prophets
Ac 2:17–21
- Abrahamic covenant › Blessings of the covenant remain the same
- Old Testament canon › Twelve Minor Prophets (one book)
Ac 2:20
- Geocentrism › Uncategorized
Ac 2:22
- Hypostatic union › Called a man or “Son of Man” by himself and others (not exhaustive)
Ac 2:23
- Attributes of God › Foreknowledge
- Attributes of God › Sovereignty
- Creator-creature distinction › God is sovereign over creation
- Foreknowledge › Foreknowledge
- Providence › Concurrence in calamity, evil
- Providence › Government (sovereignty)
- Unconditional election › All occurrences of “foreknew”
Ac 2:25–28
- Old Testament canon › Psalms
Ac 2:27
- Hell › Hades (NT intermediate state?, only unrighteous)
Ac 2:30
- Old Testament canon › Psalms
Ac 2:31
- Hell › Hades (NT intermediate state?, only unrighteous)
- Old Testament canon › Psalms
Ac 2:32–33
- Trinity › Triadic pattern explicit in NT
Ac 2:33
- Baptism › Passages cited for affusion (pouring)
- God the Father › Unspecified (simply “the” Father)
- Jesus is God › “His name alone is exalted”
Ac 2:34–35
- Father is God › The Father is Yahweh
- Old Testament canon › Psalms
Ac 2:34–36
- Jesus is God › Lord
Ac 2:34–37
- Scripture › We recognize Scripture by its power and efficacy
Ac 2:37–38
- Baptism › Adults should be baptized only upon profession of faith
- Essential practices › Repentance
- Essential practices › Baptism
- Subjects of baptism › Passages cited for believer’s baptism
Ac 2:38
- Baptism › Baptism instituted and commanded
- Baptism › Baptism replaces circumcision as new covenant initiatory rite
- Baptism › Baptism refers to washing away of sin and spiritual renewal
- Baptism › Baptism signifies spiritual washing (implying water is only necessary symbol)
- Baptism › “…in the name of the Lord Jesus”
- Baptism › Both stand in sacramental relation to forgiveness of sin
- Church › Right administration of the sacraments
- Means of grace › Baptism
Ac 2:38–39
- Baptism › Infants and children of believers should also be baptized
- Subjects of baptism › Passages cited for infant baptism
- Trinity › Triadic pattern explicit in NT
Ac 2:39
- Baptism › Children included in visible church, new covenant community
- Subjects of baptism › Children/offspring included in virtually every mention of new covenant
- Subjects of baptism › Children are included in the church
- Subjects of baptism › New covenant belongs to children of promise, not of flesh
Ac 2:41
- Baptism › All New Testament accounts of
- Baptism › Signifies admission to covenant community, visible church, ingrafting into Christ
- Baptism › Examples of baptisms where immersion would have been inconvenient
- Baptism › Adults should be baptized only upon profession of faith
- Church membership › Various records kept in the early church
- Subjects of baptism › Passages cited for believer’s baptism
Ac 2:42
- Church membership › Members obligated to fellowship
- Lord’s Supper › Recurrence, frequency of
- Means of grace › Prayer
Ac 2:46
- Lord’s Supper › Recurrence, frequency of
Ac 2:47
- Church membership › Various records kept in the early church
- Church › Nature of
Ac 3:13
- Old Testament canon › Exodus
Ac 3:17
- Sin › Sins of ignorance
Ac 3:17–26
- Gospel › So what is the gospel?
Ac 3:19
- Essential practices › Repentance
- Sin › Sins of ignorance
Ac 3:22
- Mosaic covenant › Discontinuity with Covenant of Grace? (Republication of Covenant of Works?)
- Old Testament canon › Deuteronomy
Ac 3:23
- Old Testament canon › Leviticus
- Old Testament canon › Deuteronomy
Ac 3:25
- Old Testament canon › Genesis
- Subjects of baptism › Children/offspring included in virtually every mention of new covenant
Ac 4:11
- Old Testament canon › Psalms
Ac 4:12
- Abrahamic covenant › Mediator of the covenant remains the same
- Essential doctrines › Jesus (non-specific)
- Jesus is God › “Besides me there is no savior”
Ac 4:24
- Creator-creature distinction › Nothing exists God did not create
- Ex nihilo creation › Nothing exists God did not create
Ac 4:24–31
- Means of grace › Prayer
Ac 4:25
- Revelation › God’s method hasn’t changed—Holy Spirit led prophets in former days
Ac 4:25–26
- Old Testament canon › Psalms
Ac 4:26–28
- Providence › Concurrence in calamity, evil
Ac 4:28
- Attributes of God › Sovereignty
- Creator-creature distinction › God is sovereign over creation
- Providence › Government (sovereignty)
- Unconditional election › All occurrences of “predestined”
Ac 5:3–4
- Holy Spirit is God › The Holy Spirit is God
- Trinity › Triadic pattern explicit in NT
- Trinity › Holy Spirit is fully God
Ac 5:9
- Trinity › Triadic pattern explicit in NT
Ac 5:30–32
- Trinity › Triadic pattern explicit in NT
Ac 5:31
- Jesus is God › “His name alone is exalted”
Ac 6:1–2
- Church government › Deacon, every occurrence of
Ac 6:1–6
- Church membership › Other
Ac 6:1–7
- Church government › First deacons ordained
Ac 6:3
- Church government › Whole church helps select officers
- Church government › Deacon, qualifications for, duties of
Ac 6:6
- Church government › Officers ordained by laying on of hands
- Laying on of hands › To set apart, ordain
- Ordination › By laying on of hands
Ac 6:7
- Church › Right preaching of the word
- Means of grace › Preaching/teaching of the Word
Ac 7:2
- Holy Spirit is God › “My glory I give to no other”
- Jesus is God › “My glory I give to no other”
Ac 7:3
- Old Testament canon › Genesis
Ac 7:5
- Old Testament canon › Genesis
Ac 7:6–7
- Old Testament canon › Genesis
Ac 7:7
- Old Testament canon › Exodus
Ac 7:8
- Baptism › Circumcision was initiatory rite of old covenant
Ac 7:27–28
- Old Testament canon › Exodus
Ac 7:30
- Old Testament canon › Exodus
Ac 7:32
- Old Testament canon › Exodus
Ac 7:33
- Old Testament canon › Exodus
Ac 7:34
- Old Testament canon › Exodus
Ac 7:35
- Old Testament canon › Exodus
Ac 7:37
- Old Testament canon › Deuteronomy
Ac 7:38
- Church › Nature of
Ac 7:40
- Old Testament canon › Exodus
Ac 7:41
- Monotheism › Other so-called gods are no gods at all
Ac 7:42–43
- Old Testament canon › Twelve Minor Prophets (one book)
Ac 7:44–50
- Temple › No earthly temple under new covenant
Ac 7:49
- Attributes of God › Incomprehensibility (boundless, immeasurable, immense)
Ac 7:49–50
- Old Testament canon › Isaiah
Ac 7:51
- Arminianism › Grace is resistible
- Baptism › Circumcision referred to cutting away of sin and change of heart
Ac 7:55–56
- Theophany › Possible appearances of God
- Trinity › Triadic pattern explicit in NT
- Trinity › Distinction between persons
Ac 7:56
- Hypostatic union › Union is permanent
Ac 8:5–6
- Baptism › All New Testament accounts of
Ac 8:9
- Baptism › All New Testament accounts of
Ac 8:12
- Baptism › All New Testament accounts of
- Baptism › Baptism replaces circumcision as new covenant initiatory rite
Ac 8:12–13
- Baptism › Adults should be baptized only upon profession of faith
- Subjects of baptism › Passages cited for believer’s baptism
Ac 8:13
- Baptism › All New Testament accounts of
- Baptism › Examples of circumcision/baptism before or without salvation
Ac 8:14–17
- Baptism › Examples of circumcision/baptism before or without salvation
Ac 8:16
- Baptism › “…in the name of the Lord Jesus”
Ac 8:17–19
- Laying on of hands › To give the Holy Spirit
Ac 8:21–23
- Baptism › Examples of circumcision/baptism before or without salvation
Ac 8:27
- Baptism › All New Testament accounts of
Ac 8:29
- Holy Spirit is a person › Holy Spirit is a person
- Trinity › Holy Spirit is a person
Ac 8:32–33
- Old Testament canon › Isaiah
Ac 8:35
- Scripture › Early church leaders and members treated Scripture as authoritative
Ac 8:36
- Baptism › Water is clearly and obviously required
Ac 8:36–39
- Baptism › All New Testament accounts of
Ac 8:37
- Baptism › Adults should be baptized only upon profession of faith
- Subjects of baptism › Passages cited for believer’s baptism
Ac 8:38–39
- Baptism › Passages cited for immersion
Ac 8:39
- Church › Right administration of the sacraments
- Means of grace › Baptism
Ac 9:3–7
- Theophany › Possible appearances of God
Ac 9:12
- Laying on of hands › To heal
Ac 9:17
- Laying on of hands › To heal
- Laying on of hands › To give the Holy Spirit
- Theophany › Possible appearances of God
Ac 9:17–18
- Baptism › All New Testament accounts of
Ac 9:18
- Baptism › Examples of baptisms where immersion would have been inconvenient
Ac 9:20
- God the Father › Of Jesus
- Jesus is God › Jesus is Son of God
Ac 9:27
- Theophany › Possible appearances of God
Ac 9:31
- Church › Local and universal
Ac 10:1–2
- Baptism › All New Testament accounts of
Ac 10:2
- Subjects of baptism › Household head has representative role
Ac 10:9–16
- Religious dietary rules › All things are clean
Ac 10:24
- Baptism › All New Testament accounts of
- Baptism › Household baptisms
- Subjects of baptism › Whole household baptized
- Subjects of baptism › Most household baptism accounts imply that each in household professed faith
Ac 10:25–26
- Jesus is God › Did not correct those who called him God and/or worshipped him
- Jesus is God › “You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve”
Ac 10:34–37
- Subjects of baptism › New covenant signified new way of defining God’s people, beginning with John’s baptism
Ac 10:34–43
- Gospel › So what is the gospel?
Ac 10:36–38
- Trinity › Triadic pattern explicit in NT
Ac 10:39–42
- Scripture › Apostles were ministers of new covenant
- Scripture › Apostles were agents of canon
Ac 10:42
- Jesus is God › “God himself is judge”
Ac 10:43
- Abrahamic covenant › Mediator of the covenant remains the same
- Abrahamic covenant › Condition of the covenant remains the same
- Essential doctrines › Jesus (non-specific)
- Jesus is God › “Besides me there is no savior”
Ac 10:44
- Baptism › All New Testament accounts of
- Baptism › Household baptisms
- Subjects of baptism › Whole household baptized
- Subjects of baptism › Most household baptism accounts imply that each in household professed faith
Ac 10:44–48
- Baptism › Adults should be baptized only upon profession of faith
- Baptism › Examples of salvation before or without circumcision/baptism
- Subjects of baptism › Passages cited for believer’s baptism
- Trinity › Triadic pattern explicit in NT
Ac 10:45–48
- Baptism › Passages cited for affusion (pouring)
Ac 10:47
- Baptism › Water is clearly and obviously required
Ac 10:47–48
- Baptism › All New Testament accounts of
- Baptism › Baptism replaces circumcision as new covenant initiatory rite
- Baptism › Examples of baptisms where immersion would have been inconvenient
- Baptism › Household baptisms
- Subjects of baptism › Whole household baptized
Ac 10:48
- Baptism › Baptism instituted and commanded
- Baptism › “…in the name of the Lord Jesus”
Ac 11:4–10
- Religious dietary rules › All things are clean
Ac 11:14
- Essential doctrines › The gospel (non-specific)
Ac 11:15–18
- Trinity › Triadic pattern explicit in NT
Ac 11:16
- Baptism › Baptism refers to washing away of sin and spiritual renewal
- Baptism › Passages cited for affusion (pouring)
Ac 11:17
- Essential doctrines › Jesus (non-specific)
Ac 11:18
- Effectual grace › Faith, repentance are gifts of God
- Essential practices › Repentance
- Order of salvation › Regeneration produces faith, repentance
Ac 11:27–28
- Church government › Examples of NT prophets
Ac 11:28
- Definite atonement › “World” doesn’t always mean everyone in the world
Ac 11:30
- Church government › Every church has plurality of elders
- Church government › Elder, every occurrence of
Ac 12:5
- Means of grace › Prayer
Ac 12:21–23
- Jesus is God › Did not correct those who called him God and/or worshipped him
Ac 12:24
- Church › Right preaching of the word
- Means of grace › Preaching/teaching of the Word
Ac 13:1
- Church government › Church offices listed
- Church government › Examples of NT prophets
Ac 13:2
- Holy Spirit is a person › Holy Spirit is a person
- Means of grace › Worship
- Trinity › Holy Spirit is a person
Ac 13:2–3
- Church government › Officers ordained by laying on of hands
- Church government › Examples of apostles besides original twelve, Matthias, Paul
- Laying on of hands › To set apart, ordain
- Ordination › By laying on of hands
Ac 13:17
- Unconditional election › Israel (or remnant Israel) elected
Ac 13:22
- Old Testament canon › 1 & 2 Samuel (one book)
- Old Testament canon › Psalms
Ac 13:26–39
- Gospel › So what is the gospel?
Ac 13:32–33
- Subjects of baptism › Children/offspring included in virtually every mention of new covenant
Ac 13:33
- Eternal generation › Son is “from” Father (most explicit passages)
- God the Father › Of Jesus
- God the Father › Of the King of Israel and/or Messiah
- Jesus is God › Jesus is Son of God
- Old Testament canon › Psalms
- Trinity › Son eternally begotten of Father
Ac 13:34
- Old Testament canon › Isaiah
Ac 13:35
- Old Testament canon › Psalms
Ac 13:39
- Order of salvation › Faith, repentance result in justification
Ac 13:41
- Old Testament canon › Twelve Minor Prophets (one book)
Ac 13:47
- Old Testament canon › Isaiah
Ac 13:48
- Doctrines of grace › Unconditional election
- Unconditional election › Believers elected
Ac 13:49
- Church › Right preaching of the word
- Means of grace › Preaching/teaching of the Word
Ac 14:11–15
- Jesus is God › Did not correct those who called him God and/or worshipped him
- Jesus is God › “You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve”
Ac 14:14
- Church government › Examples of apostles besides original twelve, Matthias, Paul
Ac 14:15
- Attributes of God › Impassibility (“without passions”, not given to mood swings nor able to suffer)
- Creator-creature distinction › God alone is the creator
- Impassibility › It is impossible for God to have passions
- Monotheism › Other so-called gods are no gods at all
- Vain thoughts › False gods are vain, useless
Ac 14:16
- Providence › Concurrence in kings, nations
Ac 14:16–17
- No second chance › Men are without excuse
Ac 14:17
- Attributes of God › Omnibenevolence (all-good, all-loving)
- Creator-creature distinction › We are wholly dependent on God
- Revelation › General revelation
Ac 14:23
- Church government › Every church has plurality of elders
- Church government › Elder, every occurrence of
Ac 15:1–2
- Baptism › Circumcision can no longer serve as sign of covenant
Ac 15:1–11
- Baptism › Circumcision referred to cutting away of sin and change of heart
Ac 15:2
- Church government › Every church has plurality of elders
- Church government › Elder, every occurrence of
Ac 15:4
- Church government › Every church has plurality of elders
- Church government › Elder, every occurrence of
Ac 15:6
- Church government › Every church has plurality of elders
- Church government › Elder, every occurrence of
Ac 15:8
- Jesus is God › “You, you only, know the hearts of mankind”
Ac 15:8–11
- Trinity › Triadic pattern explicit in NT
Ac 15:10–11
- Abrahamic covenant › Mediator of the covenant remains the same
Ac 15:14
- Soli Deo gloria › God acts for the sake of his name
Ac 15:16–17
- Old Testament canon › Twelve Minor Prophets (one book)
Ac 15:22
- Church government › Whole church helps select officers
Ac 15:22–23
- Church government › Every church has plurality of elders
- Church government › Elder, every occurrence of
Ac 15:28
- Holy Spirit is a person › Holy Spirit is a person
- Trinity › Holy Spirit is a person
Ac 15:32
- Church government › Examples of NT prophets
Ac 16:4
- Church government › Every church has plurality of elders
- Church government › Elder, every occurrence of
Ac 16:6–7
- Holy Spirit is a person › Holy Spirit is a person
- Trinity › Holy Spirit is a person
Ac 16:14
- Arminianism › Prevenient grace
- Doctrines of grace › Effectual grace
- Effectual grace › Regeneration is an act of God
Ac 16:14–15
- Baptism › All New Testament accounts of
- Baptism › Adults should be baptized only upon profession of faith
- Baptism › Household baptisms
- Subjects of baptism › Passages cited for believer’s baptism
- Subjects of baptism › Whole household baptized
Ac 16:22–33
- Baptism › Examples of baptisms where immersion would have been inconvenient
Ac 16:27
- Baptism › All New Testament accounts of
Ac 16:31
- Baptism › Infants and children of believers should also be baptized
- Essential doctrines › Jesus (non-specific)
- Order of salvation › Faith, repentance result in justification
Ac 16:31–34
- Baptism › All New Testament accounts of
- Baptism › Adults should be baptized only upon profession of faith
- Baptism › Household baptisms
- Subjects of baptism › Passages cited for believer’s baptism
- Subjects of baptism › Whole household baptized
Ac 16:32
- Subjects of baptism › Most household baptism accounts imply that each in household professed faith
Ac 16:34
- Church › Right administration of the sacraments
- Means of grace › Baptism
- Subjects of baptism › Most household baptism accounts imply that each in household professed faith
Ac 17:2
- Scripture › Early church leaders and members treated Scripture as authoritative
Ac 17:11
- Epistemology › Search the Scriptures
- Essential doctrines › In essentials, unity
- Scripture › Early church leaders and members treated Scripture as authoritative
- Scripture › We recognize Scripture by its unity and harmony
- Scripture › Scripture is the only rule of faith and life (sola Scriptura)
Ac 17:24
- Attributes of God › Incomprehensibility (boundless, immeasurable, immense)
- Creator-creature distinction › God alone is the creator
- Temple › No earthly temple under new covenant
Ac 17:24–25
- Attributes of God › Aseity (independent, self-existent, self-sufficient)
- Creator-creature distinction › God is uncreated, self-existent
- Creator-creature distinction › God owns all, does not depend on creatures
- Ex nihilo creation › In contrast to creation, God is self-existent
- Financial stewardship › Everything belongs to God
Ac 17:25
- Creator-creature distinction › We are wholly dependent on God
- Jesus is God › Aseity (independent, self-existent, self-sufficient)
- Providence › Preservation
Ac 17:25–28
- Scripture › He is sovereignly able to preserve it
Ac 17:26
- Providence › Concurrence in kings, nations
- Providence › Concurrence in human life
Ac 17:27–28
- Attributes of God › Immanence
- Perichoresis › Of God and creation, created beings?
Ac 17:28
- Creator-creature distinction › We are wholly dependent on God
- Ex nihilo creation › God is source, absolute ground of all being
- Providence › Preservation
Ac 17:28–29
- God the Father › Of all men?
Ac 17:30
- Arminianism › God is love, desires salvation of all
Ac 17:31
- Jesus is God › “God himself is judge”
Ac 18:8
- Baptism › All New Testament accounts of
- Baptism › Household baptisms
- Subjects of baptism › Whole household baptized
- Subjects of baptism › Most household baptism accounts imply that each in household professed faith
Ac 18:9–10
- Doctrines of grace › Unconditional election
- Unconditional election › Election is a pastoral doctrine, a great comfort to believers
Ac 18:27
- Effectual grace › Faith, repentance are gifts of God
- Order of salvation › Regeneration produces faith, repentance
Ac 18:28
- Scripture › Early church leaders and members treated Scripture as authoritative
Ac 19:1
- Baptism › All New Testament accounts of
Ac 19:1–6
- Baptism › Yet they are distinct
Ac 19:2–7
- Baptism › Examples of circumcision/baptism before or without salvation
Ac 19:3–5
- Baptism › All New Testament accounts of
Ac 19:5
- Baptism › “…in the name of the Lord Jesus”
Ac 19:6
- Laying on of hands › To give the Holy Spirit
Ac 19:7
- Baptism › All New Testament accounts of
Ac 19:27
- Definite atonement › “World” doesn’t always mean everyone in the world
Ac 20:7
- Lord’s Supper › Recurrence, frequency of
- Sabbath › NT Christians observe the Lord’s Day
Ac 20:17
- Church government › Elder, bishop, pastor are same office
- Church government › Every church has plurality of elders
- Church government › Elder, every occurrence of
Ac 20:26–27
- Scripture › All Scripture is profitable (tota Scriptura)
Ac 20:27–28
- Trinity › Triadic pattern explicit in NT
Ac 20:28
- Church government › Ordination ultimately from God
- Church government › Elder, bishop, pastor are same office
- Church government › Every church has plurality of elders
- Church government › bishop/overseer, every occurrence of
- Church government › Pastor, every occurrence of
- Definite atonement › Christ died for the elect
- Doctrines of grace › Definite atonement
- Hypostatic union › Union of natures in one person
- Hypostatic union › Communicatio idiomatum
- Jesus is God › God
Ac 20:28–30
- Definite atonement › Some for whom Christ died may not ultimately be saved
Ac 20:29–30
- Church membership › Church government implies membership
- Church › Visible and invisible
Ac 20:30
- Subjects of baptism › Some church members are unregenerate (i.e. new covenant community is “mixed”)
Ac 20:32
- Church › Right preaching of the word
- Means of grace › Preaching/teaching of the Word
Ac 20:35
- Financial stewardship › Tithing
Ac 21:8
- Church government › Evangelist, every occurrence of
Ac 21:10
- Church government › Examples of NT prophets
Ac 21:18
- Church government › Every church has plurality of elders
- Church government › Elder, every occurrence of
Ac 21:20–21
- Baptism › Circumcision can no longer serve as sign of covenant
Ac 22:16
- Baptism › Baptism refers to washing away of sin and spiritual renewal
- Baptism › Baptism signifies spiritual washing (implying water is only necessary symbol)
Ac 23:5
- Old Testament canon › Exodus
Ac 24:5
- Definite atonement › “World” doesn’t always mean everyone in the world
Ac 24:14
- Scripture › Old Testament canon
Ac 24:15
- Amillennialism › Resurrection of both righteous, wicked happens “on the last day”
Ac 26:5
- Unconditional election › All occurrences of “foreknew”
Ac 26:18
- Essential doctrines › Jesus (non-specific)
Ac 27:23
- Creator-creature distinction › We belong to God by virtue of new creation
Ac 28:8
- Laying on of hands › To heal
Ac 28:23
- Scripture › Old Testament canon
Ac 28:25
- Revelation › God’s method hasn’t changed—Holy Spirit led prophets in former days
Ac 28:25–27
- Holy Spirit is God › The Holy Spirit is Yahweh
Ac 28:25–31
- Trinity › Triadic pattern explicit in NT
Ac 28:26–27
- Old Testament canon › Isaiah

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