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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David explains why he is certain that Paul wrote his letter to the Galatians prior to the Jerusalem Counsel recorded in Acts 15, as he points out the undeniable biblical and historical context.
Todays Scripture: Acts 15:5-11
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How did a crippled man receive faith to be miraculously healed from listening to Paul preach the gospel?
Todays Scripture: Acts 14:6-10
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No one can argue that it was God’s will for the crippled man in Lystra to be healed or that he was healed by his faith. What are the implications for us?
Todays Scripture: Acts 14:8-10
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How many times can someone be filled with the Holy Spirit? Today’s text gives us an answer.
Todays Scripture: Acts 13:9-12
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Seeing a crippled man healed, the crowds in Lystra wrongly assumed that the Greek mythological gods Zeus and Hermes were visiting them. David laments all of the gods of people’s imaginations, comparing them with historical Jesus.
Todays Scripture: Acts 14:11-12
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David considers the common argument that we don’t need miracles today because we now have the completed New Testament.
Todays Scripture: Acts 13:13-16
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Paul did his best to convince the amazed crowds in Lystra that they should not offer sacrifice to himself and Barnabas, offering encouragement to all modern preachers whose sermons are sometimes misunderstood!
Todays Scripture: Acts 14:13-18
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Although his sermon in the synagogue at Pisidian Antioch may seem run-of-the-mill to us, it contained a shocking surprise that would have provoked his audience to think.
Todays Scripture: Acts 13:15-31
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