It's curious how the little words that Luke uses in the Book of Acts validate the bigger messages.Reflecting on these words one doesn't just casually make this up.Act 20:3 three months. Act 20:4 Sopater, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius and Timotheus; Tychicus and Trophimus.Act 20:6 days of unleavened bread, five days; seven days.Act 20:7 first day of the week, midnight.Act 20:8 many lightsAct… Continue reading Little Words
Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees……..
At the end of Deuteronomy 16 is a peculiar verse which serves as a good illustration of how Scripture interprets itself. One could do this with a good concordance or cross reference. A good, commentary, such as, John Gill's and an E Bible like e–sword HD, makes the navigation through the verses insightful and easy.The… Continue reading Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees……..
John Gill on 1 Peter 3:18-21
1 Peter 3:18-21 KJV1Pe 3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:1Pe 3:19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;1Pe 3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the… Continue reading John Gill on 1 Peter 3:18-21
Second Discourse Acts 3:1 Peter at Solomon’s Portico
At the end of Chapter 2 we saw the church was growing daily. Acts 3 opens with Peter and John going to the temple to pray.Acts 3:2-11 Tells the story of Peter healing the man lame from birth.Act 3:6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee:… Continue reading Second Discourse Acts 3:1 Peter at Solomon’s Portico