Paul’s Testimony Acts 22:1-21.

Pause for thought

When Paul addressed the Jewish crowd in their own language they became very quiet. There were the usual trouble makers who had made a point in criticising Paul as he preached in foreign cities, now they had followed Paul to Jerusalem. They were not surprised to hear him addressing the mob in their own language they already knew full well who Paul was. Nevertheless Paul identified with the people he was addressing, 1 he was a Jew and he never forgot it, 2 Although he was born in Tarsus he was educated in Jerusalem by the great Jewish teacher Gamaliel in the strictness of Jewish Law. 3 He was not only a persecutor of Christians he pursued them to death.

Up to this point Paul had shown the crowd that he was entirely like them. Now he stresses his differences with the crowd, 1 Paul proclaimed that Jesus Christ was God and the saviour of all men, they did not believe Jesus to be God or that any other nation could experience salvation. 2 Paul was called to evangelise the Gentiles, they wanted to keep God to themselves 22:21

Like Paul we identify with those who live in this world, but there the difference ends, Christ has redeemed and called us for a special task to spread the good news of Gods love to anyone who will listen.

Memory verse

You are to take His message everywhere, telling the whole world what you have seen and heard Acts 22:15 N.L.B.

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