Tag: Acts

[:en]Ashore on Malta (vs. 1-10) They arrived on shaore at the island called Malta.  The islanders showed unsusual kindness and welcomed them.  While Paul was gather a pile of brushwoods, a viper bit him but nothing happened to Paul.  Since the people there were superstititious, they thought Paul was a god because he was unhurt… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 28[:]

[:en]Paul Sails for Rome (vs. 1-12) Luke accompanied Paul on this journey.  Julius, a roman army officer was assigned to guard Paul.   He developed a respect for Paul and gave him a certain amount of freedom allowing him to see his friends to provided for his needs. They sailed in October, AD 59, which was… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 27[:]

[:en]King Agrippa gave Paul the permission to speak for himself.  He began with a compliment to Agrippa and told his story of how he was before and how he encountered the Lord during his journey to Damascus.  He told of Christ’s resurrection and that the Gentiles had an equal share of God’s inheritance.  Agrippa responded… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 26[:]

[:en]The Trial Before Festus (vs. 1-12) When Festus went to Jerusalem, the chief priest and Jewish rulers requested to Have Paul transferred to Jerusalem because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.  But Festus told them to come with him and press charges against Paul.  Upon reaching Caesaria, he immediately ordered… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 25[:]

[:en]The Trial Before Felix (vs. 1-27) Ananias went to Caesarea with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus to bring charges against Paul before Felix.  They accused him of the following crime:  (1) – a  troublemaker, stirring up riots among the Jews in the province of Asia, (2) – he was a ringleader of Nazarene sect… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 24[:]

[:en]Ananias was described as a profane, greedy and hot tempered high priest.  He had violated Jewish law by ordering his punishment and assuming him guilty without trial.  Paul knew that the council was a mixture of Sadducees  and Pharisees.  He took this opportunity to identify himself as a Pharisee, thus dividing the council. The Plot… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 23[:]

[:en]Paul spoke Aramaic to the Jews to show that he was a devout Jew and had respect for the Jewish laws and customs.  He introduced himself as a Jews, born in Tarsus of Cilisia, trained by Gamaliel, an honored rabbi of the first century and an expert on religious law.  (v s. 1-3)  He told… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 22[:]

[:en]On to Jerusalem (vs. 1-16) Paul began his journey to Jerusalem.  Although many pleaded him not to go but he was determined to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus (v. 13). Paul’s Arrival at Jerusalem (vs. 17-26) Upon reaching Jerusalem, the brothers received him warmly and they met James, the brother… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 21[:]

[:en]Through Macedonia and Greece (vs. 1-6) Paul set out for Macedonia and arrived in Greece.  He stayed there for 3 months but went back to Macedonia because the Jews made a plot against him.  Luke and Paul sailed for Philippi and stayed at Troas for 7 days. Euthychus Raised from the Dead at Troas (vs.… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 20[:]

[:en]Paul in Ephesus (vs. 1-22) Ephesus was the capital and leading business center of the Roman pro=vince of Asia (Part of present day Turkey) and one of the great cities on the Mediterranean Sea.  Paul stayed in Ephesus for more than 2 years and wrote a letter to the Ephesian church while being imprisoned in… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Acts 19[:]