- Book of Acts is the unfinished work of Christ
- Executed by His Body / By His Church / By His People
Began
Acts 1:1-2
New King James Version (NKJV)
1 The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen,
Our work is to Preach
- Our work to teach
- Executed by His body / By His Church / By His people
Example
- What God is doing now is based on the Done
- What God is healing now is based on the Healed
Been Justified Vs Being Justified
Romans 5:1
New King James Version (NKJV)
5 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have[a] peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Justified : made Righteous
- aeristance : something in the past
Romans 3:24
New King James Version (NKJV)
24 being justified (Present Passive Participle) freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
- Passive : you are not doing it.
- God is continuously seeing you righteous / God is continuously imputing Righteous ( before you fail, when you fail, after you fail )
Continually receive
- continually be conscious
Work out what God worked in
Philippians 2:12-13
New King James Version (NKJV)
12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
- Not “Work for”
- God work in the willingness to do