The second half of Acts 17 is Luke’s account of Paul in the city of Athens. Some of the self-proclaimed intellectuals of Athens referred to Paul with the derogatory label: idle babbler – a term that can be translated as “one who makes his living picking up scraps.” But it was the Athenians who were […]
Ever wonder why it seems that many churches have a “Berean Sunday School Class?” The answer is in Acts 17. Although Paul and his companions had three productive weeks of teaching in the city of Thessalonica (Acts 17:1-4), they were eventually chased from the city by an angry mob, the result of jealous Jews who […]
Paul and his companions went on from Philippi to Thessalonica (Acts 17). As was his custom, Paul went to the synagogue there first. In this case, he taught them for three straight Sabbaths (v. 3): Explaining and giving evidence that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead saying, “This Jesus whom […]
How is a believer to respond to the governing authorities? That’s a question Paul had to deal with in a prison in Philippi after an earthquake miraculously unfastened their chains and opened the doors of the prison (Acts 16:25-34). God used Paul and Silas to bring salvation to their jailer and his entire household. Out […]