Colossians 4 Commentary No one is self-made. Not in the Body of Christ! Paul needed the prayers of the saints at Colossae and Laodicea. Verse 3. The LORD wants us to survive and thrive on the intersession of the brethren. The calling upon Paul’s life was such that Heaven always responded when he knocked. AContinueContinue reading “Colossians 4 Commentary”
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Galatians 2 Commentary
Galatians 2 Commentary The Book of Acts gives us a picture of the confusion that Judaizers caused in the church. We have a version of the same confusion here.We also meet another Paul, a man with whom you won’t avoid a quarrel. Ask Barnabas. Yes, the same good, peaceful, and calm Barnabas. Unfortunately, we don’tContinueContinue reading “Galatians 2 Commentary”
Acts 28 Commentary
Acts 28 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com “For two whole years Paul stayed there in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to see him. He proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ—with all boldness and without hindrance!”Is there more than two years to Paul’s life? We doubt. The author isContinueContinue reading “Acts 28 Commentary”
Acts 19 Commentary
Acts 19 Commentary The reference to the twelve disciples sounds like a talk about the twelve apostles. No. This is a collection of twelve unnamed Jews who probably repented and returned to God at the preaching of John. Or, they probably belonged to a group of god-fearing Jews who waited for the Messiah and foundContinueContinue reading “Acts 19 Commentary”
Acts 15 Commentary
Acts 15 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Chapter 15 could be called the “Chapter of Arguments”. The first argument is serious and concerns the Law of Moses for the Gentile believers. The second argument is less serious but good enough for a split.You would think the battle with the Pharisees ended years ago! But we have them inContinueContinue reading “Acts 15 Commentary”
Acts 14 Commentary
Acts 14 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Opposition to the work of the Spirit is like a huge dragon whose peace the gospel disturbs. The messengers of the gospel must flee from the incensed dragon. The human solution is simple: kill the dragon and carry on with the gospel. But this solution has a problem: The gospel isContinueContinue reading “Acts 14 Commentary”
Acts 13 Commentary
Acts 13 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com It’s not the first time we have seen specialization in ministry. We saw it with Tabitha. Her heart was drawn to generosity. Barnabas’ peaceful goodness wasn’t commonplace. Now we have teachers and prophets.The teachers would probably be in the shape and color of the scribes or the known teachers of theContinueContinue reading “Acts 13 Commentary”
Acts 5 Commentary
Acts 5 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com In today’s world, Ananias’ sin would remain hidden under fancy names like “administrative costs”, or “owner commission”, or “cost of sale”. Not so in the world under the control of the Holy Spirit!You wonder what our color is in the eyes of the Holy Spirit! The law of the LORD isContinueContinue reading “Acts 5 Commentary”
Acts 4 Commentary
Acts 4 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Peter is a changed man. Even the Sanhedrin can see it. Jesus has transformed unschooled ordinary men into lions! We remember how Peter denied his Master three times. Reason? A servant girl at the High Priest’s residence had ‘accused’ Peter of being a disciple of Jesus. But now everything is different.ContinueContinue reading “Acts 4 Commentary”
Acts 1 Commentary
Acts 1 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com The Book of Acts is the second volume of the two-volume work from the disciple Luke. The first volume is the gospel that bears his name, ‘Luke’. The Book of Acts is, therefore, the continuation of the story we enjoyed from the gospel of Luke. But the ordering of the booksContinueContinue reading “Acts 1 Commentary”
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