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Oct 25, 2018 · Scripture clarifies that God specifically chose Paul, before he was born, to proclaim the Gospel, mainly, but not exclusively, to the gentiles (Galatians 1:15-16). When you study the Book of Acts ...
Aug 3, 2022 · Saul was a chosen vessel who would be a powerful testimony of Jesus before both Jews and Gentiles. Ananias went to meet Saul, and Saul became the man God had said he would be. Saul (also known as Paul) later testified before many, including kings, that Jesus was the Christ. This isn’t mere history; there is much we can learn from Saul being a ...
Jan 4, 2022 · God did this so that the Holy Spirit could make the Gentiles into a holy offering, pleasing to him” (Romans 15:16, CEV). Paul was the apostle to the Gentiles by God’s choice . The Lord Jesus declared that He had a specific mission for Paul: “This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel” (Acts 9:15).
The Chosen Vessel. The Greek word translated as ‘vessel’ in Acts 9:15 is skeuos. This is the same word also translated as vessel in 2 Corinthians 4:7 which reminds us that we are only vessels for God’s glory. By calling Paul a vessel, Jesus declared that it was not Paul’s abilities or status but God’s power that enabled him to do the ...
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Revelation 12:7-9,17, Isaiah 14:12-15, Ezekiel 28:11-17 The Bible is a mysterious book. We catch a glimpse of this mystery unfolding in Revelation 12:7, “And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels…” Where did this war come from? The Bible answers this question in Ezekiel 28:11...
Acts 9:1-16 So here comes God seeking vessels to use and what does He do? He meets us in our mess! What kind of a holy, Supreme Being comes to unclean people seeking to draft them into His holy army with a holy cause?! Well, without meaning to sound disrespectful to God, I have to say it: God actually doesn’t have any choice! You see, I can’t tell ...
Acts 9:16, 2 Corinthians 11:23-27 Paul is also an example of suffering. In Acts 9:15-16, the disciple Ananias receives a word for the new Brother Paul–it includes a sobering prophecy of things he must suffer for Jesus. We find a synopsis of this prophecy’s fulfilment in 2 Corinthians 11:23-27. Stripes, prisons, beatings and perils galore were among...
2 Corinthians 1:3-5, Psalm 23:4 In 2 Corinthians 1:3-5, the same Paul who went through stoning and imprisonments offers a surprising testimony. He is able to testify of a reality that the world does not understand- the possibility of peace in the storm; weeping with hope; comfort in suffering. The suffering of the world is a common suffering. It is...
1 Kings 17:1-9, Acts 19:13-16 Confidence as a chosen vessel is in the context of provision, and also in the context of authority.
God’s perfect will is the best thing that could ever happen to someone–suffering included! It is therefore something to be surrendered to, rather than to be resisted.
Apr 10, 2018 · When God commissioned Paul as “the apostle to the Gentiles” He gave him the “gospel of the grace of God” (Acts 20.24). God revealed doctrines to Paul that He had given no one else. Paul referred to these revelations as “secrets.”. As a result, Paul is our apostle, the apostle of the Church, the body of Christ.
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Oct 6, 2023 · Paul, who is first referred to as Saul, was a dedicated man of God. He began persecuting Christians, yet had a powerful encounter with Jesus that led to his conversion. He answered the call to spread the Gospel to all peoples and nations. From Paul’s writings and the book of Acts, readers learn about who he was before his conversion.
