The book of Acts was written by Luke as a sequel to the gospel of Luke.  Before Christ ascended into heaven to be with God, He charged his disciples to be witnesses for Him.  This is also when He introduced us to the Holy Spirit.  When the Holy Spirit has fallen upon a Christian, the Christian has now become a vessel for God to use for His will.  The Holy Spirit literally is God with us!  It’s an incredible feeling and a mind blowing thought!

 As Christians, God is in us and with us always as the Holy Spirit.  The strengths and abilities we possess now are not our own genetic makeup but rather the invocation of the Holy Spirit through us. 

“And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord (Yaweh) shall be saved.”  Acts 2:21

Because the Holy Spirit has been poured out upon us, we can invoke the power of the saving name of the Lord for salvation from anything!  Talk about your real knight and shining armor!

It’s time to start preparing myself for battle with Satan by reading and studying the teachings from the early Christians in the New Testament.  In the New Testament after the gospels explain God, Christ, and everything, the rest of the books are teachings, stories, and the like which are to be used as guidance for developing yourself as a Christian.  It’s just like studying for any vocation like law school.  I can’t be a lawyer without concentrated basic legal understandings like basic fundamental understandings of Christ.  But now, I must study on how to apply this new understanding and privilege as a Christian to the world around me.  What now are my Christian “ethics” and “responsibilities”?  I’m going to start with the book of Acts. 

 Acts is perfectly titled because it shows the “acts” of the apostles after Christ rose from the dead and gave them their charge.  It shows how they acted as we are to act as Christians.  It also shows how through God’s power great acts can and will be accomplished.