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The Invitation of Acts

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Luke ends the book of Acts with Paul in Rome, imprisoned, meeting with a group of Jewish people. He shares the Gospel with them, proclaiming the ways the Old Testament foretold Jesus as Israel’s true Messiah and prophesied that, through Jesus’ death and resurrection, the Kingdom of God had been inaugurated. While some chose to believe the Gospel, most did not. Even the people most committed to following God’s laws are capable of missing out on what God’s doing. Paul’s vision of the Kingdom is a scandal to many. It’s a Gospel that’s radically inclusive, wildly expansive, and it lifts Jesus high. The invitation Luke extends to all of his readers is this: Jesus’ ministry and Paul’s ministry are now ours to continue. We are to proclaim the good news of the Kingdom to everyone, everywhere we go. Because God wants all His kids to come home.