It is pleasant to proclaim the gospel to intelligent hearers, especially such as are well acquainted with the Bible. True religion does not fear, but courts investigation. It accords with the word, and is proved to be true by the providence of God. The more it is examined in the light of the Scriptu... [ Continue Reading ]
EXPERT IN ALL CUSTOMS AND QUESTIONS-AMONG THE JEWS; Agrippa was of Idumaean descent. But from the days of John Hyrcanus, the Idumaeans south of Palestine, to whom his family belonged, had adopted the Jewish religion, and were reckoned as Jews.... [ Continue Reading ]
AT THE FIRST AMONG MINE OWN NATION AT JERUSALEM; though born in Tarsus, Paul was early sent to Jerusalem for his education. Chapter Acts 22:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PROMISE; of the Messiah.... [ Continue Reading ]
HOPE TO COME; hope to experience the fulfilment of the promise. HOPE'S SAKE; for having believed in Christ as the Messiah, and expecting a resurrection through him to endless life.... [ Continue Reading ]
INCREDIBLE; not to be believed; absurd, or wanting evidence.... [ Continue Reading ]
I VERILY THOUGHT WITH MYSELF; in persecuting Christ, Paul was sincere in his error; but this did not make him guiltless, for his belief had its foundation in a wrong state of heart. Had he been humble, candid, and teachable, the evidence which Jesus gave of his Messiahship would have carried full co... [ Continue Reading ]
AUTHORITY; chap Acts 9:14; Acts 22:4-5.... [ Continue Reading ]
COMPELLED THEM; that is, used violent means to induce them. It does not follow that his efforts were successful. BLASPHEME; the name of Jesus, by denying him to be the Messiah. STRANGE CITIES; cities in foreign lands.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEREUPON; while engaged in this persecution. Chap Acts 9:1-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
FROM THE PEOPLE; that is of the Jews. SEND THEE; chap Acts 22:21.... [ Continue Reading ]
OPEN THEIR EYES; enlighten their minds. DARKNESS TO LIGHT; the ignorance of heathenism to the saving knowledge of the gospel. POWER OF SATAN; from his service to the service of God. Men naturally are ignorant of spiritual things, yield themselves the willing slaves of Satan, and walk in darkness.... [ Continue Reading ]
DAMASCUS; chap Acts 9:19-23. MEET FOR REPENTANCE; such as true repentance produces.... [ Continue Reading ]
SMALL AND GREAT; all classes of people. NONE OTHER THINGS; except those which were foretold in the Old Testament. Isaiah 53:3-9; Psalms 16:10; ACTS 2:31; Acts 13:35-37; ISAIAH 9:1-2.... [ Continue Reading ]
When a man treats the truths of the Bible as realities, and speaks and acts as if he expected to see their fulfilment, those who regard these truths as fables often think and speak of him as deranged. But the more fully a person obeys the word of God, and lives as if he expected its fulfilment, the... [ Continue Reading ]
BELIEVEST THOU THE PROPHETS? he appeals to Agrippa as a Jew, who professed to receive the scriptures of the Old Testament as the word of God.... [ Continue Reading ]
PERSUADEST ME; by the evidence exhibited that the prophecies of the Old Testament concerning the Messiah were fulfilled in Christ.... [ Continue Reading ]
I WOULD TO GOD; I earnestly desire. AS I AM; real Christians. THESE BONDS; the chains with which he was bound. However wickedly true Christians may be treated by others, they do not wish, so far as they are right, to render evil for evil; but in all suitable ways, to promote the highest temporal a... [ Continue Reading ]
SET AT LIBERTY; he is an innocent man, guilty of no crime.... [ Continue Reading ]