"The Progress of the Gospel in the World, Part II"
I. Acts 1:8 is a Reversal
"You will all fall away because it is written, 'I will strike down
the Shepherd and the sheep shall be scattered.'" Mark 14:27
"...you will...deny Me three times." Mark 14:30
II. The Authorization of the Gentile Mission
A. Previous Restrictions:
"Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans,
but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." Matthew 10:5-6
"It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." Matthew 15:26
B. The Argument from the Genealogy Matthew 1
C. The Luke 4 Explosion
D. The Argument from Romans 4
III. The Pattern of Acts
A. The Persecution in Jerusalem 8:1
B. The Pattern in Antioch 13:1-3
C. The Persistence of Paul 14:19-20; 15:40 -16:10
IV. The Meaning of ‘Witness'
A. The Implications of ‘MARTURES'
B. The Gateway at each Interval