David Journal

Tag: Acts

  • King of Kings

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    All things and all people are subject unto Christ and eventually all will acknowledge that to be true.

  • Jesus the Messiah

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    I love the verse that Christ used to announce himself as the Messiah – that he was sent to preach glad things and deliverance to the captive.

  • Christ as Lord

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    I’m surprised at how few references there are too Christ as Lord. I would have expected many more.

  • Judgement is universal

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    People today talk about death and taxes being universal. Judgement by the Savior is more universal than both of them.

  • A righteous judge

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    Christ gave His life so that a righteous judgement could be given to men. Without His gift either men would be universally rejected from eternal life or they would be unfairly rewarded. Because of His intercession we can righteously be accepted into heaven.

  • Paul like Elijah

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    Paul seems to have been like Elijah in that he gathered leading disciples with him as he journeyed back toward Jerusalem in preparation for what he knew to be his final mission. He told them just before he went to Jerusalem for passover they they wouldn’t see him again in this life. He was going…

  • The exorcists

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    I knew the story of the exorcists who tried casting out spirits “by Jesus whom Paul preacheth” but I didn’t realize that it was after they had seen people healed by receiving handkerchiefs from Paul. They recognized him as one who had power. They didn’t understand the source of his power even though they knew…

  • Paul and the early church

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    It is interesting to read of Paul and the early church and realize how much they were figuring things out as they went along.

  • Timothy

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    Timothy did a hard thing in choosing to be circumcised in order to be more effective as a missionary among Jews even though circumcision isn’t required under the new covenant. He did it not because it was necessary but so that it wouldn’t be a stumbling block for those he was working with. I’ve noticed…

  • Barnabas

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    Barnabas did what Jesus asked the rich young man to do, he sold all that he had and have it to the apostles and spent his life in gospel service. According to the Bible Dictionary he was regarded like an apostle even though he wasn’t numbered among the twelve. Barnabas reminds me that priesthood manliness…