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The Four Pillars of Church Life
Commentators widely agree that this verse outlines four foundational pillars of the early church: steadfast devotion to the apostles' teaching (the gospel), genuine fellowship (practical community life), the breaking of bread (shared meals and/or the Lord's Supper), and corporate prayer. John Calvin refers to these as the essential 'marks' by which a true church can be identified, with sound doctrine being the 'soul' from which the other practices flow.
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Albert Barnes
On Acts 2:42
18th Century
Theologian
And they continued stedfastly. They persevered in, or they adhered to. This is the inspired record of the result. That any of these aposta…
AT Robertson
On Acts 2:42
They continued steadfastly (ησαν προσκαρτυρουντες). Periphrastic active imperfect of προσκαρτυρεω as in Ac 1:14 (same participle i…
Charles Ellicott
On Acts 2:42
19th Century
Bishop
And they continued steadfastly.—The one Greek word is expressed by the English verb and adverb. As applied to persons, th…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Acts 2:42
19th Century
Preacher
And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
They believed th…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Acts 2:42
Luke begins describing the early church by telling us that the believers in it were distinguished by their devotion to the apostles’ teaching, to f…
John Calvin
On Acts 2:42
16th Century
Theologian
In their doctrine, Luke does not only commend in them the constancy of faith or of godliness, but he also says that they constantly devote…
John Gill
On Acts 2:42
17th Century
Pastor
And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine ,
&c.] And which is the same with the doctrine of Christ, o…
Matthew Henry
On Acts 2:42–47
17th Century
Minister
In these verses, we have the history of the truly primitive church, of its first days; this was indeed its state of infancy, yet, like infancy itse…