Acts 22:10 – “What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked.” Paul first question to this powerful presence that had overwhelmed him “Who are You Lord?” (V4:8) The Lord told him that He was Jesus whom Paul was fighting against. Paul understood that He was in the presence of divinity and surely he knew what people of the way had…
Continue ReadingActs 22:8 – “Who are you, Lord?” I asked. “I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,” He replied. Paul, after being overwhelmed by the Lord first asked “Who are you, Lord?” When we come to Jesus that is a very appropriate question and He has given us the answer. We can look in the Old Testament and New Testament…
Continue ReadingMatthew 5:11 – Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Romans 5:1-2 – Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with…
Continue ReadingActs 22:6-9 – “About noon as I came near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me. 7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?’ 8 “‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked. “‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ he replied. 9 My companions saw the light, but they did…
Continue ReadingGossip: Exodus 20:16 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.” (One of the Ten Commandments) Proverbs 6:19 “a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.” One of the things that God “hates.” Proverbs 12:22 “The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.” Should anyone believe a claim against a…
Continue Reading2 Corinthians 13:14 – May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ…” What is the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ? We commonly, and rightly, understand grace to be unmerited favor from God. What does “unmerited favor” mean? Simply that…
Continue ReadingActs 21:37-40 – As the soldiers were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied. 38 “Aren’t you the Egyptian who started a revolt and led four thousand terrorists out into the wilderness some time ago?” 39 Paul answered, “I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen…
Continue ReadingActs 21:27-36 – When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him, 28 shouting, “Fellow Israelites, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and our law and this place. And besides, he has brought…
Continue ReadingActs 21:27-36 – When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him, 28 shouting, “Fellow Israelites, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and our law and this place. And besides, he has brought…
Continue ReadingActs 21:20-26 – When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to Paul: “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law. 21 They have been informed that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to turn away from Moses, telling them not to circumcise their…
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