I don't always begin these Lessons by immediately sharing the Bible Text. I often lead up to its introduction. But today ... "After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth; and found a certain Jew named AQUILA, born in Pontus, … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF ACTS … CORINTH, 18 MONTHS!
When Paul left Athens, a bit discouraged I think, he traveled westward to the city of Corinth. (There is no Biblical record of his being miraculously directed that way, no "Macedonian Vision" here.) Best I could tell, via maps and research, … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF ACTS … PAUL’S ATHENIAN STRATEGY!
No doubt, Paul was a master Preacher. One of the best ever, apart from our Lord Himself! Paul KNEW the Old Testament Scripture … much of it by heart. And he nearly always began his sermons with some TEXT from the Word of God. That's why he so … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF ACTS … PAUL AT ATHENS
Paul, in Acts 17, went to Athens, the capital of the intellectual world in its day. There the Apostle, of course, preached the Gospel to any who would listen. And, unsurprisingly, he encountered some of the philosophers who were so rife in that … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF ACTS … AND SOME “MORE NOBLE” PEOPLE!
Paul the Apostle, in his First Epistle to the Corinthians wrote: "For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to … [Continue reading]
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