‘For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and much people was added to the Lord.'

No greater accolade could have been paid to Barnabas than this, that he was a good man, and that he was full of the Holy Spirit as was evidenced by his outstanding faith (compare Galatians 5:22). And it was this that ensured his success. It also makes clear that the Holy Spirit approved of the work going on in Antioch for it was being nurtured by a man of the Spirit. And the result was that a great many people were ‘added to the LORD'. They not only became members of the church but became ‘one with Christ' through the Holy Spirit (compare 1 Corinthians 12).

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