_WITNESSES WANTED_ ‘Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace; for I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.’ Acts 18:9 If that is the charge that is given simply to the missionary,... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE PRESENCE OF CHRIST_ ‘Be not afraid … for I am with thee.’ Acts 18:9 The _ living Christ as the life of His Church_ is the keynote of the Acts of the Apostles. Such is the glorious truth which lies like a core of gold at the very heart of that book. ‘Be not afraid,’ says the Master to every... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE CHARACTER OF APOLLOS_ ‘A certain Jew named Apollos.’ Acts 18:24 That Apollos should have left such a mark on the history of the Church, and especially the Church at Corinth, is a striking proof of the eminence of the man. He was a great man, and here in our first introduction to him all the... [ Continue Reading ]
_CONVINCED FROM THE SCRIPTURES_ ‘For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, shewing by the Scriptures that Jesus was Christ.’ Acts 18:28 ‘He convinced.’ But what was the process which he took to convince? You find it in the following chapter, as Paul used it—‘Disputing and persuading.... [ Continue Reading ]