How Luke describes Gospel Preaching in Acts
I've been reading through book of Acts since this weekend and continued to do so even today. I started in Acts 8 and decided to make note of the specific words Luke uses to describe the preaching of the Gospel. These bullet points aren't exhaustive, but here they are nonetheless:
* Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ (Acts 8:5).
* “Philip…preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ” (Acts 8:12).
* “[The Apostles]…testified and [spoke] the word of the Lord” (Acts 8:25).
* “Philip…told [the Ethiopian eunuch] the good news about Jesus” (Acts 8:35).
* “Philip…preached the gospel” (Acts 8:40).
* “[Paul]…proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues” (Acts 9:20).
* “Speaking the word” (Acts 11:1).
* The angel said to Cornelius, “Peter will declare to you a message by which you will be saved, you and all your household” (Acts 11:14).
* When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews (Acts 13:5).
Notice that communicating the Gospel is spoken of in terms of preaching, testifying, proclamation, speaking, telling and declaring. Every single one of these words describes oral communication. The Gospel is a message that by necessity requires words.
* Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ (Acts 8:5).
* “Philip…preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ” (Acts 8:12).
* “[The Apostles]…testified and [spoke] the word of the Lord” (Acts 8:25).
* “Philip…told [the Ethiopian eunuch] the good news about Jesus” (Acts 8:35).
* “Philip…preached the gospel” (Acts 8:40).
* “[Paul]…proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues” (Acts 9:20).
* “Speaking the word” (Acts 11:1).
* The angel said to Cornelius, “Peter will declare to you a message by which you will be saved, you and all your household” (Acts 11:14).
* When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews (Acts 13:5).
Notice that communicating the Gospel is spoken of in terms of preaching, testifying, proclamation, speaking, telling and declaring. Every single one of these words describes oral communication. The Gospel is a message that by necessity requires words.
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