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23 As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air, Every culture has its own ways of showing distress. We start riots burning cars, buildings, destroying property, shouting demonstrations, banners and police riot gear. All these are ways to publically display distress. This was a riot scene that wasContinue reading “28Nov2009 Acts 22:23”

17 “When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance 18 and saw the Lord speaking. ‘Quick!’ he said to me. ‘Leave Jerusalem immediately, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’ Each time Paul has had this experience of a trance God used it to warnContinue reading “27Nov2009 Acts 22:17-18”

12 “A man named Ananias came to see me. He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there. This man named Ananias was respected in his community because his character reflected his Master. He obeyed the Law and had become a believer in Jesus. His life reflectedContinue reading “26Nov2009 Acts 22:12”

3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city. Under Gamaliel I was thoroughly trained in the law of our fathers and was just as zealous for God as any of you are today. As I read this passage I thought about the system of schools in MuslimContinue reading “25Nov2009 Acts 22:3”

38 “Aren’t you the Egyptian who started a revolt and led four thousand terrorists out into the desert some time ago?” A terrorist training camp! And they thought they had just captured the leader. That would have been a good day and a positive statement to put in his job performance review. The guards haveContinue reading “24Nov2009 Acts 21:38”

28 shouting, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against our people and our law and this place. And besides, he has brought Greeks into the temple area and defiled this holy place.” Guilt by association. It can happen with things and with people. Someone can think theyContinue reading “23Nov2009 Acts 21:28”

24 Take these men, join in their purification rites and pay their expenses, so that they can have their heads shaved. Then everybody will know there is no truth in these reports about you, but that you yourself are living in obedience to the law. This is cultural accommodation. Paul has returned from his mission’sContinue reading “22Nov2009 Acts 21:24”

17 When we arrived at Jerusalem, the brothers received us warmly. There is nothing so warming to the heart after a struggle and journey than to be warmly greeted when you arrive. We see it in the news when soldiers return from their combat tours in Iraq or Afghanistan. You see families holding signs andContinue reading “21Nov2009 Acts 21:17”

13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.” Paul seems to have a death wish, doesn’t he? He gets repeated warnings that he should not go to Jerusalem, but heContinue reading “20Nov2009 Acts 21:13”

4 Finding the disciples there, we stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they urged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem. The Spirit reveals what is going to happen to Paul in Jerusalem and He does this for both Paul and the people. Paul knows what awaits him in Jerusalem and the peopleContinue reading “19Nov2009 Acts 21:4”