Miracles, signs and wonders, and healings were a consistent part of the proclamation of the gospel by the early church in the book of Acts. No one who reads the Bible seriously as the very word of God understands it otherwise. How we read the book of Acts will determine what we expect in the life of the church today. Is it the story of the primitive church, or is it the story of the prototypical church?
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And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading...
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The people of God, the Jews, the physical descendants of Abraham, we looking forward to the Kingdom of God. Unfortunately, they had a misapprehension of the Kingdom of God. But then, one day, the time arrived. What they had awaited showed up. His name was John, and he was baptizing repentant people who were longing for the Kingdom. The problem was that most of them were anticipating a military/political/spiritual deliverer. Instead, they got Jesus.
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72% of practicing Christians pray monthly to share their faith with non-Christians. 40% pray for opportunities to share their faith daily. Practicing Christians are not opposed to sharing the gospel with non-Christians. There is a segment that believes that it is wrong to share our faith with the hope of converting the person shared with. 27% of all practicing Christians, and 47% of millennial practicing Christians believe evangelism is wrong.
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Too frequently, people are coming up with the idea that they can be Christian and not go to church. Or, an alternative note, I can worship God in nature all alone. How do these ideas stack up with what the Bible says about Christians and how they are to follow Jesus?
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We are facing soft totalitarianism in American society today. We are not allowed to speak freely. If you say the wrong thing, you are “canceled.” We have a new American orthodoxy that has been created by a spirit that opposes the foundations of American society and Christianity in particular.
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