Week 41 Acts
Some guy says to me: Okay I’m giving you five selections and they’re Matthew-Mark-Luke-John-Acts and you have to choose two of them, what are the two? Personally I think I’d be insane if Acts wasn’t one of them. I’d have to think about which gospel I’d take but Acts would be automatic. (My gospel pick would be either Luke or John – most likely Luke.)
Acts is a definite.
As far as that goes let’s say someone says: Pick three and only three NT books because that’s all you’ll have when I lock you up in an internment camp. I think I’d be partially-insane not to make Acts a pick. (I think my first two would be Luke & Acts, and then some undecided-right-now letter.)
Acts is gigantic.
It’s one of most interesting story-sets in the bible. Someone says to me: Okay pick the one book out of the whole bible that from top-to-bottom has the most interesting series of stories. I’d be semi-insane not to have Acts as part of that mix. (Genesis, the first half of Exodus, the Samuels, one of the gospels for sure, but Acts is right up there.)
One good reason for getting ahead in my bible-reading schedule is that I don’t have to rush through Acts.
Acts is one of the best.