As more and more souls were saved by the Grace of God … they naturally became known as a certain type people. In Jerusalem it seems the Pharisees and Elders (including the High Priest) called them "Nazarenes." For example, in Acts 24:5 they called … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF ACTS … PETER AND THE GENTILES
Acts chapter 10 records the story of how God "touched the heart" of Simon Peter, the archetypical Jew, and "turned" it toward the Gentiles. This chapter also delineates the conversion of the archetypical Gentile (a Roman soldier named Cornelius) … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF ACTS … “BEHOLD, HE PRAYETH!”
Saul of Tarsus was saved by the Grace of God. No doubt about that fact! And I believe that event occurred one day as he traveled to the city of Damascus … on his way to further harass and persecute certain Christians, followers of "the resurrected … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF ACTS … PHILIP THE EVANGELIST
An evangelist, at least that's what he is called in Acts 21:8, when he hosted Paul and his traveling companions as they journeyed toward Jerusalem. (An ill-advised trip, I believe.) "And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came … [Continue reading]
THE BOOK OF ACTS … A EUNUCH, A RABBI AND A SOLDIER!
Yes, the book of Acts records, in three tandem (successive) chapters the salvation experiences of three men. Elsewhere it relates the conversion episodes of several ladies, too. In Acts chapter 8 an Ethiopian man is born again. We do not know his … [Continue reading]
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