Three times in today’s reading we find proof positive that the word “disciple” does not describe an elite class of more-devoted believers.
Todays Scripture: Acts 14:20-22
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Paul’s method of evangelism stands in contrast to many modern methods. His results also stand in contrast to many modern results.
Todays Scripture: Acts 13:38-43
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Why didn’t the elders who were appointed to oversee churches in Paul’s day need to spend years studying in seminary or Bible schools in order to be equipped for their tasks?
Todays Scripture: Acts 14:22-15:1
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Doesn’t it seem odd that God would warn the unrighteous that they will “perish,” if in fact their actual fate is millions of times worse than what the word “perish” implies?
Todays Scripture: Acts 13:38-43
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It is difficult to fathom how the church’s first doctrinal controversy could revolve around the topic of the genitals of Gentiles, but it did!
Todays Scripture: Acts 15:1
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Today we read of a reaction to the gospel that should always be the standard reaction, and is the standard reaction, of those with soft hearts.
Todays Scripture: Acts 13:44-48
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Not being able to reach a consensus in Antioch concerning Gentile circumcision, a contingency that included Paul traveled to Jerusalem to settle the issue.
Todays Scripture: Acts 15:1-5
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When Luke wrote of the Gentiles in Pisidian Antioch that “as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed,” did he mean that the sole reason that some of the Gentiles believed was because God had sovereignly predestined them to salvation?
Todays Scripture: Acts 13:48-50
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When we consider what the debate in Jerusalem was not about, it helps us to understand what it was about, and it also helps us to realize how modern commentators often distort the true issue.
Todays Scripture: Acts 15:5-11
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Although Paul and his missionary team enjoyed a fruitful harvest for some time as they obeyed Jesus in the Galatian city of Iconium, there came a time when they had to obey Jesus and flee for their lives.
Todays Scripture: Acts 13:51-14:6
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