_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 ]