21 And when they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, 22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, “We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.” (Acts 14:21–22, NKJV) It is utter nonsense
Before we complain about the lateness of the Lord let us stop to consider a few possibilities that may underlie His delay. What possibilities? There are two that readily come to my mind. Maybe He has not come to save us from our tribulation because we have not called Him. In the Scriptures God responds
The Truth Cannot be Refuted (1 John 1:5-7) Apart from the disclosure that is General Revelation (Psalm 19:1-4; Romans 1:20) and what God is willing to reveal about Himself (Exodus 3:1-3; 33:17-20; 34:5-7), nothing can be known about the Almighty. [Of course there are some who will respond to this proposition with the idea that
I made some oatmeal for Bishop today. As I prepared the breakfast I thought, “It would be good to add some fruit to the fiber of the oatmeal.” Upon seeing the bowl Bishop said, “Why did you put strawberries in my oatmeal?” As I exercised he worked on the bowl of stuff his dad had
Continuation in the Practice (κατὰ τὸ αὐτὸ, Acts 14:1) Not every translation brings out the fact that Paul and Barnabas stay with the practice of going to the Jews first. (E.g., in the NKJV the κατὰ τὸ αὐτὸ is not rendered in English at all. FF Bruce in his commentary draws attention to Luke’s words
