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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Invaluable Work on Acts
Like him or not, Dr. John MacArthur always preaches what he believes and never waters it down. His firm foundation in the Bible allows him to teach with authority (Matthew 7:28). MacArthur does so in his continuing commentaries on the New Testament with this volume on Acts 1-12. MacArthur does deal with the hard issues. For example, he deals with the baptism with...
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5 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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I'm impressed by MacArthur's scholarship and commitment to the text. But, I think that he reads much into it. Instead of wrestling with some of the tough issues that creep up in the book of Acts, with which the church needs to struggle, he gives pat, comfortable answers (i.e., in regard to financial matters, the idea of physical healing, the gifts of the Spirit, etc.)...
Published on April 21, 2002 by Andrew Edwin Jenkins
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Acts 1-12 MacArthur New Testament Commentary (Macarthur New Testament Commentary Serie) (Hardcover)
Like him or not, Dr. John MacArthur always preaches what he believes and never waters it down. His firm foundation in the Bible allows him to teach with authority (Matthew 7:28). MacArthur does so in his continuing commentaries on the New Testament with this volume on Acts 1-12. MacArthur does deal with the hard issues. For example, he deals with the baptism with the Holy Spirit in Acts 2 and offers his view (a cessationist view with a view toward conversion-initation; see James Dunn's BAPTISM IN THE SPIRIT). He does deal with miracles and manifesation gifts where needed from his text. MacArthur will not write what is popular nor will he debate an issus not found in the text he is dealing with. I do highly recommend this volume on the book of Acts as well as the companion second volume of Acts 13-28. Both offer useful outlines for teachers of Scripture and both give great evangelical commentary as well as historical, grammatical, and application from the powerful book of Acts.
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not very deep,
By Isaiah (Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Acts 1-12 MacArthur New Testament Commentary (Macarthur New Testament Commentary Serie) (Hardcover)
MacArthur's book is more devotional than anything else. Not a serious commentary.
5 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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By Andrew Edwin Jenkins (Birmingham, AL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Acts 1-12 MacArthur New Testament Commentary (Macarthur New Testament Commentary Serie) (Hardcover)
I'm impressed by MacArthur's scholarship and commitment to the text. But, I think that he reads much into it. Instead of wrestling with some of the tough issues that creep up in the book of Acts, with which the church needs to struggle, he gives pat, comfortable answers (i.e., in regard to financial matters, the idea of physical healing, the gifts of the Spirit, etc.). No, I don't have the answers on all of those issues, which is why a more honest struggle with them, in print, would be helpful. More helpful than just dismissing some very relevant issues. Anyway, please, please do not take this as a personal "slam" on MacArthur and his ministry-- obviously, he's a very anointed leader. And, I would recommend some of his other commentaries (1 Corinthans, for example). I just was not impressed on this one, and, if you have a limited book budget, by another commentary on Acts. (FYI... it is helpful, if you do have this one, to read it in tandem w/ C.Peter Wagner's commentary on Acts, which takes the polar-opposite stance on almost every issue MacArthur presents.) |
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Acts 1-12 MacArthur New Testament Commentary (Macarthur New Testament Commentary Serie) by John F. MacArthur (Hardcover - October 9, 1994)
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