Evangelical Method: Acts and the Resurrection

Though the Apostolic gospel messages in Acts did not mention the cross it was still considered first importance to them (1 Cor. 15:3) just not in their evangelical technique. They found that the resurrection of Christ fit better as the display of glory to God, power of the Spirit, and grace for mankind than did the cross. Plus it gave hope in that like Jesus, Christians too would one day be raised up, which is where baptism come in to symbolize our death to the old self and the raising of the new self and the hope in us. The Apostles used a different technique of evangelism than we use today. It is not that our emphasis on the cross is of any less importance, but instead like their emphasis in the resurrection our evangelical method of the cross is also based on the glory, grace, and love of God. But we still must emphasize the resurrection because it is extremely important because of all of the things the cross doesn't fully point to such as the power of the Spirit, and baptism.