Acts 23:11, Paul before the two-party congress of the Sanhedrin, part 6 of 6
Author: R New
I'm a 1959 Baby Boomer which has allowed me to see drastic changes in the Christian landscape. I grew up going to Church every Sunday, in those days the Bible still had strong roots in America. In my 20's, I participated with the Church in public meetings. There were about eight of us who would go out to a street corner or public park to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There were horns, a bass drum, singing, and a short Salvation message from the Bible. Suddenly, that all changed. The city passed ordinances to prohibit that type of public "solicitation." Today, it seems almost illegal to mention the Gospel to the younger generation.
I retired at the age of 62. As a person living for the testimony of Jesus Christ, I always felt like a salmon swimming against the current. Work was always a struggle between trying to be a decent individual while dealing with "progressive" and "left wing" changes at the workplace.
It's clear that there is a force in the world that is quietly eliminating the Gospel of Jesus Christ while making Christians look like enemies of humanity. At the same time, there is a force in the world that has power over physiology and is able to form thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It is definitely against Jesus Christ.
John 3:16 is something I always want to cling to, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." I know the suffering of spiritual assault that hinders a constructive lifestyle & when frustration & anger seems to be the sole option - I know we can survive through the Cross of Christ. We have a home in the Kingdom of Heaven waiting for us.
Paul is pulled out of the hostile two-party congress.
Acts 23:10, Paul before the two-party congress of the Sanhedrin, part 5 of 6
Division in the two-party Sanhedrin congress between belief in the resurrection and not believing.
Acts 23:6-9, Paul before the Sanhedrin congress, part 4 of 6
Paul affirms his reverence for the word of God amidst condemning the leader of the Sanhedrin congress.
Acts 23:4-5, Paul before the congress of the Sanhedrin, part 3 of 6
Introduction to the creation: From water life, to birds, to creeping things on earth, to beasts and animals, to human beings.
Genesis 1:1 through 2:3, Of course the earth is much older than the Scriptures!
Sanhedrin congress sits as if to govern by the law of God but strikes Paul contrary to the law of God.
Acts 23:1-3, Paul before the Sanhedrin congress, part 2 of 6
Special session of the two-party Sanhedrin is called to interrogate of Paul.
Acts 22:30, Paul before the two-party system of the Sanhedrin, part 1 of 6
Paul is put in thongs then discovered to be a Roman Citizen.
Acts 22:25-29, Paul questioned under scourging, part 2 of 2
Paul was to be questioned under scourging.
Acts 22:23-24, Paul was to be questioned under scourging, part 1 of 2
Paul is sent away from the social network and reputation of his past life to preach to the Gentiles.
Acts 22:17-22, Paul shares his testimony, Part 5 of 5