Idolatry Confronted at Lystra
Paul and Barnabas next arrived at Lystra, some 18 miles to the east.
There was apparently no synagogue there, but there was a man who had
been crippled since birth and had never walked. The lame made paid
close attention to the words of the apostle. Paul recognized tha... [ Continue Reading ]
Though Stoned, Paul Continues Preaching!
The hostile Jews from Antioch in Pisidia and Iconium soon came to
Lystra and persuaded the people to stone Paul. They dragged his
seemingly lifeless body outside the city, thinking he was dead. The
disciples gathered around him, perhaps in mourning. The apos... [ Continue Reading ]