"A Simple Presentation into The Book of ACTS" - Chapter 13, Part 3(a) - Bro. John "Ernie" Perez

Join us in class as Bro. Ernie continues to take us on this journey into The Book of ACTS!  Get your Bibles, your Notebooks and Pens ready!!! Paul ends a synagogue sermon with a line that should stop all of us cold: “Behold, ye despisers… and perish.” Why would a Spirit-led preacher warn religious people like that? We sit around the table and walk slowly through Acts 13, especially Paul’s claim that forgiveness of sins and true justification come through Jesus in a way the law of Moses could not fully accomplish. Then we trace his warning back to Habakkuk and talk about what happens when people cling to a lie for so long they lose the ability to see truth. From there, we zoom out to the big question: what does it actually mean to believe the gospel? We bring in 1 Corinthians 15 and Jeremiah 31 to talk about the new covenant, repentance, and why church attendance without obedience can leave a person spiritually unchanged. We also share why comparison and context matter so much, because salvation cannot depend on buzzwords or someone else’s degree, it has to rest on Scripture and the risen Christ. To make it concrete, we compare Paul’s message in Acts 13 with Peter’s Pentecost sermon in Acts 2. Same pattern, same proof, same risen Jesus, and the same moment of conviction that leads to the question, “What shall we do?” We follow Peter’s answer all the way through: repent, be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for remission of sins, and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, a promise that reaches “as many as the Lord our God shall call.” If this helped you see the Book of Acts with fresh clarity, subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave us a review so more people can find the podcast. (*Recorded on 8/19/2026) I would love your feedback and topic suggestions! (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2211009/fa...) Ways to Give at https://m3mi.org...Thank you for your seed!  :)