Acts
Overview
Based on the NKJV, David Guzik’s commentary on Acts assumes the full trustworthiness and authority of Scripture, combining insights from scholars throughout the ages. Guzik provides clear exposition, designed to help Bible readers understand what the text says, and what it means. Calvary Chapel pastor Guzik forgoes formality and dives straight into the text—no lengthy introductions or extensive footnotes. Packed with helpful insights and context, the commentary examines the English text of the biblical book with limited reference to original languages, making it an ideal tool for lay people or anyone without language training.
Top Highlights
“If Paul and Silas were released the day after their beating, arrest, and imprisonment, why did God send the earthquake? We see that the earthquake had absolutely nothing to do with freeing Paul and Silas from prison. But it had everything to do with the salvation of a certain prison guard and his household.” (Acts 16:35–36)
“Everything else we read about the power and glory of the early church flows from this foundation of the word, fellowship, remembrance of Jesus’ work on the cross, and prayer.” (Acts 2:42)
“Being a Christian is not ‘turning over a new leaf,’ it is being a new creation in Christ Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:17).” (Acts 3:19–21)
“Now Satan hoped to ‘divide and conquer’ by raising one group of Christians against another.” (Acts 6:1)
“But as always has been the case, the blood of the martyrs became the seed of the church.” (Acts 8:1)
- Title: Acts
- Author: David Guzik
- Series: David Guzik’s Commentaries on the Bible
- Publisher: David Guzik
- Print Publication Date: 2013
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. N.T. Acts › Commentaries
- Resource ID: LLS:GUZIKCOMM65AC
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-16T00:56:46Z