PAUL ON TRIALActs 23–24 “Five days later the high priest Ananias went down to Caesarea . . . and they brought their charges against Paul before the governor” (Acts 24:1). The best defense is the simple truth. OverviewPaul’s statement to the Sanhedrin divided that body along party lines (23:1–11). The chief priests then joined aContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”
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The 365-Day Devotional Commentary
TO JERUSALEMActs 21–22 “Through the Spirit they urged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem. But when our time was up, we left and continued on our way” (Acts 21:4–5). Sometimes we have to choose a course we know holds danger. OverviewPaul set out for Jerusalem despite warnings (21:1–16). He was welcomed by Jerusalem ChristiansContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”
The 365-Day Devotional Commentary
COMMITTED TO GODActs 19–20 “Now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance” (Acts 20:32). Saying good-bye is made easier by knowing that God will be with our loved ones. BackgroundEphesus. The city of Ephesus had been a major commercial cityContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”
The 365-Day Devotional Commentary
THE UNKNOWN GODActs 17–18 “I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. Now what you worship as something unknown I am going to proclaim to you” (Acts 17:23). We must be very wise when we begin to proclaim a God who is unknown. OverviewPaul was driven from Thessalonica by Jewish hostilityContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”
The 365-Day Devotional Commentary
ON TO EUROPEActs 16 “During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, ’Come over to Macedonia and help us’ ” (Acts 16:9). The course of history in many a region has been changed by the coming of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. BackgroundMission to Europe. Paul’s secondContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”
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