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In acts 2:25 David says "I saw the lord ever before me; because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken."
ReplyDeleteI just thought that this was a really good example of God's power and how if we are with him then nothing will stop us from fullfilling his plan for us.
Ben = 1st!
ReplyDeleteThat's a really cool observation Ben - If we trust God and allow him to go before us, he will give us strength to follow him and do his will.
It says in Acts 2:34, For David himself never ascended into heaven, yet he said,
ReplyDelete‘The Lord said to my Lord-That part confuses me, i am not sure what it means...
-Melynda
Melynda, I had the same problem. I looked it up on the internet and found a pretty good explanation that helped me, hope it can do the same for you. It's prettty long though...
ReplyDeleteThe Dual Usage of LORD/Lord in the New Testament
Peter quotes Psalm 110:1 in Acts 2:34 when he says, "The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand." In the Old Testament, it is common usage in English Bibles to write "LORD" in all capital letters when translating the Hebrew word "Jehovah" aka "Yahweh" (the unique name of the God of the Jews). When the Old Testament Hebrew word is "adown" (or a variation thereof, meaning "master"), the first letter only is capitalized when it refers to God, and no letters are capitalized when it refers to a man, depending on context. However, in the New Testament, there is no unique translation for the Old Testament "Jehovah." The same Greek word, "kurios" is used to convey both Old Testament renderings ("Jehovah" or "master") as is the case in Acts 2:34 where "kurios" is used in both occurrences. Context only is used to differentiate them. Since it is a direct quotation of Psalm 110:4, we conclusively know that both Old Testament Hebrew words are used here; therefore, the typeface in Acts 2:34 makes the differentiation for us.
so basically it's just a problem with the translation, you can pretty much just read it as "the lord said" and not worry about the "to my lord" part
That is confusing Melinda! That is about right - it's merely a translation thing. Thanks for looking it up Ben!
ReplyDeleteHow do you guys think Acts 2:42-43 applies to us today? What does that mean for us, and what does that look like in the modern church?
acts 2:42-43 applies to us like when u get back from a younglife camp and you have that camp high and you are amazed by god
ReplyDeleteone question i have though is for acts 4:11 what does it mean by " the stone you builders rejected which has become the capstone" that confused me
Good question Micah. What Paul is referring to there is Jesus. The people were rejecting Jesus, but he ended up being the cornerstone (ie the most important building block for a building) of the whole church. He was rejected as a building block, but became the most important part - the entire foundation. Does that make sense?
ReplyDeleteIn Acts 2:13 after the disciples have told the Gospel to all the Jews in different languages some people in the crowd say
ReplyDelete"But others in the crowd ridiculed them, saying, “They’re just drunk, that’s all!"
I feel as though I can relate to this in the way that the world will take miracles that God has worked them and try and rationalize them and explain them away. By saying things like they are drunk! that so ridiculous to me.
Those people are the people that you simply pray for. Because there heart needs to be changed, they will discard all miracles and signs from God until they have their hearts transformed to see him and be open to see what he presents to us.
yeah it makes perfect sense thanks
ReplyDeleteThat's a cool observation Alex. So true, some people will continually dismiss things God is doing by trying to rationalize them away, and you're right - the only thing that will change that is a change of heart.
ReplyDeleteIn acts 7:49 i like it when he says 'heaven is my throne and, and the earth is my footstool'
ReplyDeletebut i dont really understand what he means when he says 'what kind of house will you build for me?'
Acts 4;33-35"With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them all. 34There were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales 35and put it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to anyone as he had need." It just shows that jesus and his work can bring such a great change in people ideas and actions, by give up what yuo have to someone in greater need, its a very hard task but jesus works through peoplw in those such ways. -Jonathan
ReplyDeleteVERY cool Johnny. So true, God really changes us and shapes us to be more selfless, giving us the desire to help others (which doesn't come very naturally to us!)
ReplyDeleteGood question Amanda! That statement is referring to something back in the old testament. Have you read any old testament stories? Before Jesus walked the earth, and then died and rose and went to heaven, and made his temple/house (so to speak) within each of us, he used to live in what was called "The ark of the covenant". Different kings and people throughout the old testament were always trying to make a 'permanent house' for God, but here it is saying that is not possible. When Jesus came and then went back to heaven he left his holy spirit to live in all of us who accept him. So we are his house. Does that make sense? Let me know if you need more clarification!