Acts 14:1-2, Iconium, part 1 of 3
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.
Prominent women and chief rulers revolt against the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Acts 13:49-52, Antioch at Pisidian, part 9 of 9
Gentiles hunger for the word of God.
Acts 13:42-48, Antioch at Pisidian, part 8 of 9
From unjustified through the law to justified through Jesus Christ.
Acts 13:38-41, Antioch at Pisidian, part 7 of 9
From corruption to incorruption.
Acts 13:32-37, In Antioch at Pisidian, part 6 of 9
From death in the grave to resurrection of eternal life.
Acts 13:27-31, Antioch at Pisidian, Part 5 of 9
From John the Baptist to Jesus Christ.
Acts 13:24-26, Antioch at Pisidia, part 4 of 9
From king Saul to king David.
Acts 13:20-23, Antioch at Pisidian, part 3 of 9
From captivity to the promised land.
Acts 13:15-19, Pisidia at Antioch, part 2 of 9
Arrival at Pisidian Antioch, John Mark leaves Paul and Barnabas.
Acts 13:13-14 Pisidian at Antioch 1 of 9