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Nov 2, 2024 · Acts 23:11-22 teaches us to rely on God’s protection and encouragement in times of danger. Paul’s experience shows that God’s promises sustain us, and His providence works through both divine encounters and the actions of people around us. We are reminded to trust in God’s plans and to seek wisdom in discerning the support He provides.
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The moment we lose sight of the work of the Trinity in our salvation, we are drifting away from the whole Bible’s witness to the glory of our salvation. For example, the plotline of all four Gospel accounts emphasizes the work of all three divine persons. According to his plan throughout history, the Father sent the Son (Matthew 10:40; Luke 10:16; ...
If we are looking for a single passage that explains this great work of salvation by the Father, Son, and Spirit, then we’d be hard pressed to find more Trinitarian depth than Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 1:3–14. Here we see a vivid and glorious description of our triune God’s great work of salvation. First, the Father planned our salvation. He chose...
When we recognize and enjoy the part each person of the Trinity plays in this great work of salvation, our confidence and joy in God deepens. Paul explains that in the fullness of time, or at the time of God’s choosing, the Father sent his Son to redeem us so that we are adopted as his sons (Galatians 4:4–5). Because we are his sons, he sends the S...
Much more could be said about the work of each person of the Trinity in the plan of redemption, but when we begin to understand what the Bible is saying about our salvation, we will realize that in this great plan God gives us nothing less than his own self. The Father purposes to adopt us into his family. The Son gives himself for our redemption. ...
Jan 23, 2024 · The story of Paul is one of redemption in Jesus Christ. However, to gain the full measure of the man, we must examine his dark side and what he symbolized before becoming “the Apostle of Grace.”. Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in ...
Aug 10, 2014 · Over 40 men took an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul, but God had other plans. In an amazing act of providence, God had overruled their plans and protected Paul with a detachment of 470 troops. The works of God's providence are his most holy, wise and powerful preserving and governing of all his creatures and their actions. God could use even non-believers and Gentiles to ...
Feb 6, 2024 · The story of Paul is a story of redemption in Jesus Christ and a testimony that no one is beyond the saving grace of the Lord. However, to gain the full measure of the man, we must examine his dark side and what he symbolized before becoming “the Apostle of Grace.”. Paul’s early life was marked by religious zeal, brutal violence, and the ...
Feb 22, 2023 · While in his third missionary journey, Paul traveled to Jerusalem, despite his friends and fellow believers telling him not to go. He told them he was not only prepared to be captured by his enemies, but to die for his work for Jesus Christ (Acts 21). While preaching to the Gentiles, he was captured in the temple by Jews who were ready to kill ...
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Apr 19, 2024 · Paul arrives in Jerusalem with an offering of money for the church (1 Cor 16:3, Rom 15:25-32). 57-59. Paul imprisoned by Felix in Caesarea for two years until Festus takes over and orders him transported to Rome (Acts 23:23 – 26:32). 60. On the way to Rome, Paul is shipwrecked on Malta (Acts 27:1 – 28:16). 60-62.
