Verse 39
39. The promise The promise, of Acts 2:21, that in the new age of Christ the Lord, all that call on him shall be saved; and hence the save yourselves of Acts 2:40.
Unto you Even, emphatically, unto you, who (Acts 2:36) have crucified this Lord. And, more abundantly, it dies not with you, but extends to your children, your offspring. Nor geographically is it limited to your lineage, but extends afar off; for that promise of salvation to all that call upon the Lord (Acts 2:21) shall extend even to all that the Lord by his Gospel shall call. To ask whether this means Jews or Gentiles is an empty question; for the apostle has not race in view, and is thinking only of the extension of the Gospel invitation in its blessed but indefinite vastness. Good proof this that the apostles and their followers expected the conversion (and not the immediate destruction) of the world.
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