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Why should you read the book of Acts of the Apostles?

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Today's Gospel of Jesus Christ

Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven 1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3 After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. 4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. 5 For John baptized with[a] water, but in a few days you will be baptized with[b] the Holy Spirit.” 6 Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” 9 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. 10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.” Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 1:1-11, NIV Bible

Facts

The book of Acts, written by the physician Luke who also wrote the Gospel of Luke, is the book in which the first 30 years of the early Church are detailed, about how the 12 apostles soon grew to thousands of believers in Jesus Christ, through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Opinions

This is a very important book for every single believer in Christ to read. It will give you many defenses to give to defend your faith in Jesus Christ, and will give you faith that Jesus Christ is always with you, both in person and through the Holy Spirit. It will also show you that no one person is too far from Jesus to become a believer.

Article

The book of Acts is the fifth book in the New Testament, and the book in which the Early Church is detailed. It tells the story of how the few believers in Christ soon through the power of the Holy Spirit grew into a great big loving Church, in which thousands of people believed in Jesus Christ as the Son of God. So, why should you read the book of Acts?

One reason why you should read the book of Acts is that it gives you lots of defenses to defend your faith in Jesus Christ, The Way, The Truth, and the Life. The many defenses brought by the Holy Spirit spoken through the Apostles of Jesus Christ will give you more knowledge and proper defense to defend the faith, from Stephen's defense before the Jewish court, to Paul's defense before King Herod at the time.

Another reason is that it will help strengthen your faith in Christ. Throughout the book of Acts, it has been shown that Apostles like Peter, James, John, Paul, and many others were persecuted harshly, with some being put to death the worst ways possible, but yet they did not perish. It just goes to show you that even though the world will hate you, Jesus will love you when you are doing his work. He has made all people clean through his sacrifice on the cross, and the faith presented through the Apostles in Acts will help you in your time of testing.

The Book of Acts will strengthen your Faith in Jesus Christ. Read a couple chapters first, and go from there; ultimately it will help you.