Peter and the Book of Acts in Bullet Point Summary

Several Themes the Book of Acts Emphasizes

• Repentance
• Baptism
• Gift of Holy Ghost
• Resurrection
• Being persecuted for belief in and preaching of Christ
• Order of the priesthood
• Missionary work as a means of spreading the gospel of Christ to more parts of the world

What Was Peter Doing During This Time?

• He was testifying of Jesus’ resurrection. He explains how to gain salvation and speaks of the gift of the Holy Ghost.
• He performs miracles in the name of Christ. He bares testimony and preaches of Christ and His resurrection, and the second coming.
• He gets arrested but continues to bare testimony of Christ.
• He gets arrested again and the Lord delivers him from prison.
• He preforms the laying on of hands and the giving of the priesthood and rebukes Simon for trying to purchase the gift of the priesthood.
• He  heals Æneas and raises Dorcas from death.
• He has a vision to take the gospel to the gentiles.
• An angel frees him from prison.