One of the most quoted New Testament verses has to be Acts 1:8. This is a go-to text for missions conferences or sermons on sharing the gospel. If you are not familiar, it says: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Because of the indwelling of God’s Holy Spirit, Christians have a supernatural boldness to tell others about Jesus—to be His witnesses, to use the biblical phrase. I would like to point out that the word “and” is found three times among the final thirteen words of the verse. Nowhere in the text do we see the word “or,” but too many of us act like that is what it says. The disciples were not told to pick a place. Jesus did not say, “You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, or maybe Judea or Samaria, or possibly to the ends of the earth.” He repeatedly said and, not or. Because we are not in the Middle East we might not understand...
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