Acts 8:35 Philip proceeded to tell him the good news about Jesus, beginning with that Scripture.
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“What would prevent me…?”
Acts 8 begins with the persecution of the church in Jerusalem following the stoning of Stephen, leading to the scattering of believers. This scattering results in the spread of the gospel. Philip, one of the seven chosen to serve in Acts 6, goes to Samaria where he preaches Christ, performs miracles, and many are baptized. Simon the Sorcerer becomes a believer but later shows he does not fully understand the gift of the Holy Spirit when he tries to buy it with money. The chapter also includes the story of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch, where Philip is led by the Spirit to explain the Scriptures to the eunuch, leading to his conversion and baptism.
The main idea of this chapter is the unstoppable spread of the gospel through the dispersion of believers, demonstrating how God uses persecution to further His mission, as the message of Jesus transcends cultural and geographic boundaries.
