Acts Part 1:The Further Story (Chinese/English)

Acts 1-5

The former treatise have 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 that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:³ To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:⁴ And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.⁵ For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

 使徒行传 1-5

1 提阿非罗阿，我已经作了前书，论到耶稣开头一切所行所教训的，2直到他借着圣灵，吩咐所拣选的使徒，以后被接上升的日子为止。3他受害之后，用许多的凭据，将自己活活的显给使徒看，四十天之久向他们显现、讲说神国的事。4耶稣和他们聚集的时候，嘱咐他们说，不要离开耶路撒冷，要等候父所应许的，就是你们听见我说过的。5约翰是用水施洗，但不多几日，你们要受圣灵的洗。

The Further Story

Acts starts where the gospels finish, what Jesus said to the disciples especially in John 13-17 was now going to come true. Jesus had gone to the cross, redemption had been done, now what?

未来的故事

使徒行传开始于福音书的结尾，耶稣对门徒说的话，尤其是约翰福音13-17，现在将成为现实。耶稣已经走到十字架上，救赎已经完成，现在呢？

How was God going to reach the whole world, well he would start with 120 men. God doesn’t need many to do his work, 120 men totally trusting in Him and filled with the holy spirit, are more than enough.

上帝是如何到达全世界的呢，他先从120个人开始。神不需要很多人来做他的工作，120个人完全信靠他，被圣灵充满，就足够了。

Why did the work succeed?

为什么这个多工成功了？

They obeyed the commands he gave them, as we look through this book, we see that the church walks closely with God.

他们遵守了神给他们的命令，当我们阅读这本书时，我们看到教会与神密切同行。

He showed them many proofs, they must have had many questions, their minds were settled, they knew the truth of 2 Timothy 1:12

他给他们看许多证据，他们一定有许多疑问，他们的心已经安定下来，他们知道提摩太后书1:12的真理：

¹² which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me

为这缘故，我也受这些苦难。然而我不以为耻，因为知道我所信的是谁，也深信他能保全我所交付他的〔或作他所交托我的〕，直到那日。

They waited for God’s time, they must have been excited, but they waited for God’s time. They were in step with the spirit of God.

他们等待神的时间，他们一定很兴奋，但是他们等待神的时间。他们与上帝的精神步调一致。

All this led to success in the work of God. Acts is a how to book, how do you serve God, how do you preach the gospel. how do you address authority and how to give your testimony.

这一切都使神的工作得胜。使徒行传是一本如何做什么的书，如何服侍神，如何传福音的书。如何称呼权威，如何作见证。

Let’s dive into this wonderful book

让我们沉浸在这本奇妙的书中吧！

God bless you

上帝祝福你