Acts 2:40-42 - Save yourselves from this corrupt generation

2:40,41

We have only a brief digest of Peter’s message, obviously focusing on the key elements. We are told here that Peter “warned them” with many other words. The gospel is a serious message, it is not a “nice” message. Warning is part of the gospel proclamation. So Peter urges them to “save yourselves from this corrupt generation”. This is a message that is at least equally applicable to our generation.

2:42

The church cannot be a continual series of dramatic events, neither can your life. There will be some dramatic events, but they are few and far between. Indeed, we couldn’t stand it if it was one dramatic event after another. A lot of the time it is just a matter of getting on with life, and doing this in a fruitful manner is just as important as the dramatic times. So here we read of how the early church “got on with life”. So they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to fellowship with one another, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer. The “apostles’ teaching” would presumably include recounting the life and teaching of Jesus, especially the teaching He gave them in the last forty days.