Insights on Acts

Swindoll's Living Insights New Testament Commentary

by Charles R. Swindoll

For forty-five years, Chuck Swindoll has dedicated himself to communicating the truths of the Bible with accuracy, insight, clarity and practicality. Now, drawing on a lifetime of knowledge and practical experience, Chuck brings to life each New Testament book in all its color and personality and offers his greatest, most far-reaching work. Combining rich, rock-solid scholarship with a storyteller's imagery and passion, Chuck sweeps you into the immediacy of the Scriptures to gain remarkable new insights into the Bible. God's Word comes alive, filled with drama, power, and truth, as you journey with Chuck chapter by chapter through the New Testament. In the newest volume of this series, Swindoll takes us inside the Book of Acts to discover its narrative drive, overarching message, and joyous implications for our lives in a stirring exploration of the book. 'Chuck always finds a way to bring to life ancient stories and abstract thoughts. He doesn't have a boring bone in his body.' -- Philip Yancey

464 pages, Hardcover

First published July 21, 2013

About the author

Charles Swindoll has devoted over four decades to two passions: an unwavering commitment to the practical communication and application of God's Word, and an untiring devotion to seeing lives transformed by God's grace. Chuck graduated magna cum laude from Dallas Theological Seminary and has since been honored with four doctorates. For his teaching on Insight for Living, he has received the Program of the Year award and the Hall of Fame award from the National Religious Broadcasters as well as multiple book awards.

Reviews

[Esther · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading or using this book was for me a challenge because it is not in my native language, and it opened my eyes in many ways. Reading the book of Acts itself opened my eyes in many ways also.
First about the book. It is diveded into little pieces. I used it during my private time each day with the Lord, and it took me around 30-45 minutes per day. The chapters contain the part of Acts in two translations (but I used a dutch translation), an introduction, then an explanation verse by verse and then a practical conclusion. You get explanation of the original language also and some parts of the diary of Charles Swindoll, wich I liked because it gives a personal note. The book is very thorough, so you can learn a lot from it.
The book of Acts opened my eyes. For me it was a book with a lot of beautiful stories, like a history book, and of course that is true. But I discovered that there is a big connection with the Old Testament, not once or twice but multiple times. Today I wrote in my diary "if there is something I have learned from the book of Acts then I would mention the connection between the Old and New Testament, therefore the Old Testament is important to me. There is also a connection with the here and now, even with me personally. I can learn about reaching out to others, how to handle opposition, how to get out of my comfort zone.