THE GENTILES HAD ACCEPTED GOD'S MESSAGE ACTS ELEVEN Word spread quickly about what had happened at Cornelius' house. The apostles and the brethren in Judea heard that Gentiles had accepted God's word. Upon Peter's return to Jerusalem, some of the Jewish brethren started arguing with him. They were... [ Continue Reading ]
_PETER'S DEFENSE OF HIS VISIT TO THE GENTILES ACTS 11:1-18:_ The apostles and brethren that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. When Peter returned to Jerusalem he was challenged by the Jewish brethren for preaching to the Gentiles. The brethren at Jerusalem thou... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE CHURCH WAS ESTABLISHED IN ANTIOCH OF SYRIA ACTS 11:19-21:_ As early Christian were scattered they preached the word wherever they went. The persecution that followed the death of Stephen led to the gospel being preached in Antioch. Some of the followers of our Lord went to Antioch and started t... [ Continue Reading ]
_BARNABAS WAS SENT BY THE CHURCH TO ANTIOCH ACTS 11:22-26:_ The news of what was happening in Antioch reached the church in Jerusalem. Barnabas was sent by the Jerusalem church to look into the work at Antioch. When he reached Antioch he was glad to see what the grace of God was doing there. Barnaba... [ Continue Reading ]
_BARNABAS AND SAUL WERE SENT TO JERUSALEM -- ACTS 11:27-30:_ In that year that Saul and Barnabas were at Antioch some Christian prophets came from Jerusalem. One of them named Agabus, predicted, by the Spirit of God, a famine throughout the entire world. This would be a terrible famine and it happen... [ Continue Reading ]