The Blooming Garden of God in the Primitive Church
Acts 2:41-42
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added to them about three thousand souls.…


1. The delightful sunshine of Divine grace which it enjoys after the Pentecostal rain.

2. The lovely spiritual blossoms and fruits of grace which increase under such a Divine blessing — faith, love, hope, humility, meekness, purity, alms, prayer, etc.

3. The strong wall by which God's garden is protected from the wasting of the enemy.

(C. Gerok.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

WEB: Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.




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