What is the meaning of Acts 13:38? Therefore Paul has just traced Israel’s history to show how every promise finds its fulfillment in the risen Messiah (Acts 13:16-37). • The word signals a decisive conclusion: since God raised Jesus and confirmed Him as the promised Son (Acts 13:32-33), something new stands open. • Peter used the same bridge in Jerusalem: “Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ” (Acts 2:36). • All that follows rests on God’s unbreakable acts and promises (Isaiah 55:11; Hebrews 10:23). let it be known to you Paul speaks with confidence, not guesswork. • The gospel is a revealed certainty, not a private opinion (Luke 1:4; John 20:31). • God wants hearers to grasp and rest in truth: “I write these things to you who believe… so that you may know that you have eternal life” (1 John 5:13). • The phrase also invites personal response; knowledge of Christ is meant to be received, not sidestepped (Acts 17:30). brothers The apostle addresses fellow Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles gathered in the synagogue (Acts 13:16, 26). • He appeals to shared heritage and affection (Romans 9:3-4). • The term shows that the gospel is first for the Jew yet graciously extends to all who will hear (Romans 1:16; Acts 10:34-35). • Paul’s warmth models how truth is best delivered—honestly, yet with family-like concern (1 Thessalonians 2:8). that through Jesus Everything hinges on this Person. • Jesus is the exclusive channel of grace: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6). • “Salvation exists in no one else” (Acts 4:12); no ritual, ancestry, or good deed can substitute. • His death satisfied divine justice (Romans 3:25-26); His resurrection guarantees the offer is alive and effective (Hebrews 7:25). the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you This is the core gift. • Forgiveness means the record of guilt is wiped away (Psalm 103:12; Colossians 2:13-14). • It is announced as finished fact, not as a future possibility to be earned (John 19:30; Ephesians 1:7). • Jesus foretold this mission: “repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in His name to all nations” (Luke 24:47). • The message comes “to you”—personally available for immediate reception (Acts 2:38; 3:19). summary Paul’s single sentence packs a lifetime of hope: because God has acted in Christ, everyone who hears may know, right now, that full forgiveness is theirs through trusting Jesus. The gospel is certain, personal, and complete—anchored in the risen Lord and offered without cost to all who will believe. |
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