Acts 13:27-31, Antioch at Pisidian, Part 5 of 9
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.
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
Blindness of government false prophets and not able to see the sun for a time.
Acts 13:11-12, In Cyprus part 3 of 3
False prophet lurks among those who want to hear the Gospel.
Acts 13:6-10, In Cyprus, part 2 of 3
Paul, Barnabas, John Mark, and Luke begin the missionary ministry.
Acts 13:4-5, Paul's missionary ministry begins, in Cyprus part 1 of 3
God’s people are innocent but kept in chains.
Acts 26:30-32, Paul's hearing before Agrippa, part 16 of 16
Knowing how to be a Chrisitan is very different than being born-again in heart, mind, and soul.
Acts 26:27-29 Paul's hearing before Agrippa, part 15 of 16