New Testament divisions:
The Gospels - historical accounts of the life, teachings, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ. None describes the establishing of a church; they describe the One who would establish the church upon His person, teaching, and work.
The Book of Acts - a narrative history of the New Testament church, describing its beginning in Jerusalem and its spread to all Judea, Samaria, and the Gentile world. Acts is the only book in the Bible to contain historical accounts of people who received the new birth experience in the New Testament church, including all accounts of Christian water baptism and Spirit baptism. Because of the nature and purpose of the book, it contains most of the direct evidence relative to the question, “How can I be saved?” The Book of Acts is the pattern and norm for the New Testament church, not the exception. If Acts is not the norm, then the Bible gives no example of what the church should be like.
The Epistles - letters of instruction and admonition written to born-again believers to help them in Christian living. While the Epistles do contain references to the initial conversion experience, they assume the readers have already been born of water and the Spirit.
The Book of Revelation - addressed to established churches and believers, revealing God’s plan for the future. (New Birth-Bernard)
The Gospels - historical accounts of the life, teachings, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ. None describes the establishing of a church; they describe the One who would establish the church upon His person, teaching, and work.
The Book of Acts - a narrative history of the New Testament church, describing its beginning in Jerusalem and its spread to all Judea, Samaria, and the Gentile world. Acts is the only book in the Bible to contain historical accounts of people who received the new birth experience in the New Testament church, including all accounts of Christian water baptism and Spirit baptism. Because of the nature and purpose of the book, it contains most of the direct evidence relative to the question, “How can I be saved?” The Book of Acts is the pattern and norm for the New Testament church, not the exception. If Acts is not the norm, then the Bible gives no example of what the church should be like.
The Epistles - letters of instruction and admonition written to born-again believers to help them in Christian living. While the Epistles do contain references to the initial conversion experience, they assume the readers have already been born of water and the Spirit.
The Book of Revelation - addressed to established churches and believers, revealing God’s plan for the future. (New Birth-Bernard)