New Commentary on Acts of Apostles, Volume 1
Overview
Arguing that the book of Acts is a historically reliable, J. W. McGarvey's New Commentary on Acts of Apostles, vol. 1 is an verse-by-verse exegetical commentary on the text of Acts. Moving verse-by-verse through Acts, McGarvey offers an exposition on Acts that is both practical as it is critical.
Top Highlights
“The expression means the Holy Spirit as a gift; and the reference is to that indwelling of the Holy Spirit by which we bring forth the fruits of the Spirit, and without which we are not of Christ.” (Page 39)
“It makes it doubly certain that remission of sins follows baptism, and is therefore to be expected by the baptized.” (Pages 38–39)
“they are told to do two things; first, to repent; and second, to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ” (Page 38)
“Thou wilt not leave my soul in hades,’ assert a return of the soul from the disembodied state” (Pages 31–32)
“David habitually speaks in the first person when prophesying of the Christ;” (Page 33)
J. W. McGarvey was Professor of Sacred History in the College of the Bible. He is author of a Commentary on Matthew and Mark, Lands of the Bible, and Evidences of Christianity.