Acts 13

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  1. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Distinctive Doctrine of Protestantism: Justification by Faith cites Acts 13:38

    …is justified from all things, from which he could not be justified by the law of Moses."—Acts 13:38, 39. "But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his…

  2. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 11 — Of Justification by Faith cites Acts 13:38

    …are justified from all things from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses,” (Acts 13:38, 39). You see that after remission of sins justification is set down by way of…

  3. How to Succeed in the Christian Life · R. A. Torrey

    Assurance of Salvation cites Acts 13: 39

    …vain, and it is to insult the Holy Spirit who is its real author. Again Paul tells us in Acts 13: 39, R. V., “By Him (that is by Christ) every one that believeth is justified from all…

  4. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Justification cites Acts 13:39

    …Rom 8:33. God the Son is said to justify. ‘By him all that believe are justified.’ Acts 13:39. God the Holy Ghost is said to justify. ‘But ye are justified by the Spirit of our God.’…

  5. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 24 — Election Confirmed by the Calling of God cites Acts 13:48

    …in the same word, it is said, that “as many as were ordained to eternal life believed,” (Acts 13:48). How can we deny that calling is gratuitous, when election alone reigns in it even to…

  6. Real Questions – Book 3 · Ochorus Originals

    Isn’t Christianity a Western Religion? cites Acts 13:1

    …at Antioch was led by a team that included “Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene” (Acts 13:1), very probably Africans. Africa and Asia came early Some of the greatest thinkers of the…

  7. Tell Me the Story – Book 7: The Church Begins · Ochorus Originals

    Sent Out cites Acts 13:1–4

    …go? What would happen to them? That is the story of the last book. Read it in your Bible: Acts 13:1–4 Dear God, thank you for the people who went out to tell the world about Jesus. Thank you…

  8. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    The Great Privilege of those that are Born of God cites Acts 13:1–4

    …from the other Prophets and Teachers, for the work whereunto God had called him,” (Acts 13:1–4, ) even to accompany the great Apostle among the Gentiles, and to be his fellow-labourer…

  9. The Key Teachings of E. M. Bounds · Ochorus Originals

    Pray Ye the Lord of the Harvest cites ACTS 13:2–3

    …And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. ACTS 13:2–3 He noticed that the first missionary journey began in a praying church at Antioch. God…

  10. Communion with God · John Owen

    How the saints hold communion with Christ as to their acceptation with God cites Acts xiii. 2

    …to works of obedience and holiness, and to work holiness in others. So, in particular, Acts xiii. 2, he appoints and designs men to the great work of obedience in preaching the gospel. And…

  11. Communion with God · John Owen

    Observations and inferences concerning the Spirit cites Acts xiii. 2

    …present business to evince. He calls men to that work, and they are separated unto him, Acts xiii. 2; he furnisheth them with gifts and abilities for that employment, 1 Cor. xii. 7–10. So…

  12. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

    The Baptism of the Holy Spirit cites Acts xiii. 2

    …of the Holy Spirit to send us where “He will,” into what line of service “He will” (Acts xiii. 2,) and to impart what gift “He will.” He is absolutely sovereign and our rightful position…

  13. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    June cites Acts xiii. 2

    …Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. Acts xiii. 2. We have such a nice little quiet, shady corner in the vineyard, down among the tender…

  14. The Key Teachings of Derek Prince · Ochorus Originals

    Shaping History Through Prayer and Fasting cites ACTS 13:2–3

    …And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. ACTS 13:2–3 He taught that fasting is a way of humbling oneself before God — not a hunger strike to…

  15. Men of Prayer · Ochorus Originals

    Loren Cunningham (1935 – 2023) cites Acts 13:2

    …John 10:27 (NKJV) — “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” Acts 13:2 (ESV) — “While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set…

  16. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Personality of the Holy Spirit cites Acts 13:2

    …authority in the church, who calls men to work and appoints them to office. We read in Acts 13:2, “While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Set apart for…

  17. Prayer – The Pulse of Life · Hannah Buyinza

    Importance of Prayer cites Acts 13:2

    …that beautiful? Without the Holy Spirit, it’s impossible to fully understand God’s will. Acts 13:2 shows us how the disciples received instruction from the Holy Spirit as they were in…

  18. Prayer – The Pulse of Life · Hannah Buyinza

    Prayer and Fasting cites Acts 13:2

    …time in prayer, and as we do that, we make a conscious decision to refrain from eating. Acts 13:2 says, “As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said...” Notice the…

  19. The Key Teachings of Andrew Murray · Ochorus Originals

    The Indwelling Spirit cites ACTS 13:2

    …Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. ACTS 13:2 Murray was sharp about how the church often reverses this. We make our plans and then ask…

  20. Absolute Surrender (For Teens) · Andrew Murray

    Waiting for Orders cites Acts 13:2

    …Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.” — Acts 13:2 (KJV) In Acts 13, a small group of church leaders in Antioch were worshipping and…

  21. How to Pray · R. A. Torrey

    Praying unto God cites Acts 13:2

    …think that fasting belongs to the old dispensation; but when we look at Acts 14:23, and Acts 13:2,3, we find that it was practised by the earnest men of the apostolic day. If we would…

  22. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 4, Chapter 3 — Of the Teachers and Ministers of the Church cites Acts 13:2

    …Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them” (Acts 13:2). Why this separation and laying on of hands after the Holy Spirit had attested their…

  23. Old Paths · J. C. Ryle

    The Holy Ghost cites Acts xiii. 2

    …by His own power. (Acts viii. 29—39.) He sent forth the first preachers to the Gentiles. (Acts xiii. 2.) He spake to the Churches. (Rev. ii. 7.) He maketh intercession. (Rom. viii. 26.) He…

  24. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Discourse 7 cites Acts 13:3

    …a second time “fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.” (Acts 13:3.) Thus also Paul and Barnabas themselves, as we read in the following chapter, when they…

  25. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 4, Chapter 12 — Of the Discipline of the Church, and Its Principal Use in Censures and Excommunication cites Acts 13:3

    …their ministry, which was of so great importance, they joined fasting and prayer (Acts 13:3). Thus these two apostles afterwards, when they appointed ministers to churches, were…

  26. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.6 The Sixth Commandment cites Acts 13: 10

    …child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness,’ how many souls hast thou damned? Acts 13: 10. (5) They wilfully murder their own souls who will neither be good themselves, nor suffer…

  27. Knots Untied · J. C. Ryle

    Worship cites Acts xiii. 15

    …as we may learn from what happened at Nazareth, and at Antioch in Pisidia. (Luke iv. 16; Acts xiii. 15.) We cannot doubt that the Christian Church was intended to honour the Bible as much as…

  28. The Big Story · Ochorus Originals

    A House Forever cites Acts 13:23

    …the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised” (Acts 13:23). David’s sons all failed in some way. Even David failed. The forever King had to be…

  29. Freedom of the Will · Jonathan Edwards

    Section II. The Acts of the Will of the Human Soul of Jesus Christ, Necessarily Holy, Yet Truly Virtuous, Praise-worthy, Rewardable, &c cites Acts xiii. 32

    …and very often called promises in the New Testament; (as in Luke i. 54, 55, 72, 73. Acts xiii. 32, 33. Rom. i. 1 – 3. and chap. xv. 8. Heb. vi. 13, &c.) These promises were often made…

  30. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Holiness of God cites Acts 13:32

    …of holiness, so his will is the rule of holiness. It is our holiness when we do his will, Acts 13:32; when we bear his will, Micah 7:7; when what he inflicts wisely we suffer willingly. Our…

  31. Our Daily Walk · F. B. Meyer

    August cites Act 13:33

    …is borne forward to the reign of the Messiah, to whom it is applied in the New Testament (Act 13:33; Heb 1:5). There are four strophes of three verses each. In Psa 2:1-3, the nations are…

  32. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of July cites Acts 13:34

    …and for ever. July 27 MORE THAN MERE WORDS "I will give you the sure mercies of David." Acts 13:34 Nothing of man is sure; but everything of God is so. Especially are covenant mercies sure…

  33. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Truth of God cites Acts 13:34

    …it. God’s providences are uncertain, but his promises are the ‘sure mercies of David.’ Acts 13:34. ‘God is not a man that he should repent.’ I Sam 15:29: 29. The word of a prince cannot…

  34. Sons of the King – 30 Days with God for Guys – Book 3 · Ochorus Originals

    Day 24 — Serve Your Generation cites Acts 13:36

    …own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.” — Acts 13:36 (BSB) Paul was preaching about King David, and he summed up David’s whole life in one…

  35. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 20 — Of Prayer cites Acts 13:36

    …that by his prayers he assisted posterity, but only that he “served his own generation,” (Acts 13:36). 24. They again object, Are those, then, to be deprived of every pious wish, who, during…

  36. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

    Dealing with the Willful and the Deluded cites Acts xiii. 38

    …for this assurance. 1 John v. 13, shows that it is the believer’s privilege to know. Acts xiii. 38, 39; x. 43, John iii. 36, are very useful in leading them into this assurance. Still…

  37. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 2, Chapter 17 — Christ Rightly and Properly Said to Have Merited Grace and Salvation for Us cites Acts 13:38

    …justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses,” (Acts 13:38, 39). For if the observance of the Law is righteousness, who can deny that Christ, by…

  38. A Call to the Unconverted · Richard Baxter

    Sermon II cites Acts xiii. 38

    …to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.” And Acts xiii. 38, 39. “Be it known unto you, therefore, men and brethren, that through this name is…

  39. Old Paths · J. C. Ryle

    Forgiveness cites Acts xiii. 38

    …you the forgiveness of sins, and by Him all that believe are justified from all things.” (Acts xiii. 38.) “In Him,” writes Paul to the Colossians, “we have redemption through His blood, even…

  40. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

    Dealing with Those Who Lack Assurance and with Backsliders cites Acts xiii. 39

    …that he had everlasting life. John v. 24 and 1 John v. 12 can be used in a similar way. Acts xiii. 39 is very useful in dealing with this class of persons. Ask the inquirer: “What does this…

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