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Scripture Commentary article 2013-03-05

John 6:37 All that the Father gives Me will come to Me

John 6:37 (NASB) “ All that the Father gives Me will come to Me…

Acts 10:1–2 Acts 13:26 Acts 13:42–43 Soteriology Calvinism John 6
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-05

Ron, that statement in Acts 13:48 is not explicit as you suggested it might be because Paul couldn't list only the God fearers since it is clear from the context that this referred to the Gentiles that followed God and were proselytes but not yet bel...

Ron, that statement in Acts 13:48 is not explicit as you suggested it might be because Paul couldn't list only the God fearers since it is clear from the context that this referred to the Gentiles tha

Acts 13:48 commentary
Theology verse entry

John 6:37

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

John 6:37 soteriology,giving,unconditional election,Calvinism,provisionism,the giving,God-fearers
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-22

Acts 2 Pentecost crowd is entirely Jewish or proselytes -- the question of Gentiles obeying the law never arises because all present already observed it

Survey of Acts chapter 2

Acts 2:5 Acts 2:9-10 Pentecost Jewish believers Acts 2:5
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-22

Key point: the 3,000 converts in Acts 2 did not take on Mosaic law as a result of following Jesus -- they were already observing it as Jews or proselytes

Analysis of early church composition

Acts 2:46 Torah observance temple worship Acts 2:46
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-22

Church grows to ~5,000 in Acts 3-4, still entirely Jewish or proselyte. The default assumption is: continue doing what you were already doing regarding the law.

Summary observation from Acts 3-4

Torah observance Jewish believers early church
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-22

The seven deacons chosen in Acts 6 all have Greek names; one (Nicholas) is explicitly a proselyte. The Jerusalem church remains predominantly Jewish.

Acts 6:5 analysis

Acts 6:5 proselytes early church Acts 6:5
Mike Winger idea 2019-05-22

The Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8 appears to be Jewish or a proselyte (he was in Jerusalem to worship and had Isaiah), so this is still not a full Gentile conversion

Survey of Acts 8, Ethiopian eunuch

Acts 8:27-40 proselytes Philip (Evangelist) Acts 8:27-40