Men may spurn our appeals, reject our message, oppose our arguments, despise our personsbut they are helpless against our prayers. (J. Sidlow Baxter). How confirmatory it must have been to the apostle's heart to learn that Ananias was now sent by the same Lord Jesus, without the slightest intimation from without, whether of Saul himself or any other man! Another thing too let me again and again remark: the gift of the Holy Ghost never means those mighty wonders of power which had acted on the greedy and ambitious mind of Simon Magus. He was the second husband of Herodias (see G2266) and consented to the death of John the Baptist. It was to be emphatically a witness of grace in suffering for Christ's name: "For I will show him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake." In earnest emphasizing the seriousness of prayer. His preaching Christ was the fruit of the Lord's call. The disciples gave themselves to prayer, yet they little believed their own prayers. But this manifestation and fruit of gracious power silenced even the unruly and hard spirits of the circumcision. We must recollect that in the Apostolic Church an effective discipline the very idea of which seems to be lost amongst us existed. Therefore some say that those came of the Jews, yet did they inhabit Greece [and these would be right if the reading had been really and not ]; which I do not allow. Certainly the Ethiopian received the truth; but verse 37 had better be passed by in your minds, at least in this connection. For whereas some make him a third cousin of Christs, who was only some one of the disciples, I do not like of that, because I am by strong reasons persuaded to think that there were no more. Back in Jerusalem the church was experiencing much difficulty. 1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. - And were praying for praying, A.V. To vex certain of the Church. And it continues still. God is always wise. He was one of the twelve who were commissioned to disciple all nations; and to take him off now, before he had removed from Jerusalem, was like Cain's killing Abel when the world was to be peopled, and one man was then more than many at another time. According to Josephus, Herod came into the theater there in Caesarea. Their lands lay to the north of Palestine and in two ways Herod could make things very difficult for them. Kezdjk azzal, hogyan is szletik azeskvi fots. Acts 6:1-15; Acts 6:1-15 shows us the party in question murmuring. For through the years the theater was covered with sand, and as the result, was well preserved. And if anybody should try to take them, they can call down fire from heaven and consume them. So Paul and Barnabas had come back to Jerusalem with this collection that was taken from the church in Antioch. Surely you cannot accuse these people of praying the prayer of faith. Those of his family who cross the pages of the New Testament are as follows. Why so much haste and impatience? Nor is it that the other disciples had not the same faith. They were praying. The Old-Testament martyrs were slain with the sword (Hebrews 11:37), and Christ came not to send peace, but a sword (Matthew 10:34), in preparation for which we must arm ourselves with the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, and then we need not fear what the sword of men can do unto us. 3. The church has economic diversity. Now don't try to figure out an answer, because we don't know.The ways of God are beyond our finding out. It is noteworthy that the Christians evidently did not seek to perpetuate the apostalate by selecting a replacement for James as they had for Judas (ch. So he comes to the place where the prayer meeting is being held. Herod the king This was Herod Agrippa, the son of Aristobulus, and grandson of Herod the Great; he was nephew to Herod Antipas, who beheaded John they Baptist, and brother to Herodias. It is prayer that expects no answer. The purposes of God are going to stand. "Christianity, as it appears in the New Testament, knows nothing of the atomistic theory of modern independentism. The word "Grecians" does not mean "Greeks," but rather Greek-speaking Jews; to whom the gospel had been preached long before, as the cases of Stephen, for instance, and Philip clearly testify. He imprisoned Peter, of whom he had heard most, as making the greatest figure among the apostles and whom therefore he would be proud of the honour of taking off. Why is it so important to love God and place Him first in The very essence of faith is that you do not run before God, but receive what and as He sends to you. At this point we come to the history of the call of another and yet more honoured witness of divine grace and Christ's glory. But just as the great apostle of the Gentiles was the one that wrote the final word of testimony to the Christian Jews in the epistle to the Hebrews, so the great apostle of the Jews was the one sent to fling open the door to the Gentile. And when Herod Agrippa saw this pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. "In the opening chapters of the Acts of the Apostles, the Christian dispensation is seen in actual operation; for that with the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost that dispensation properly commences will probably be admitted by all parties. (v) Herod the Great had another son called Aristobulus (see Aristoboulos G711) ; his mother was Mariamne, a princess who was descended from the great Maccabaean heroes. Matthew 18:19,20 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven, Many were gathered together praying.--The facts of the case show that the meeting was held at night, possibly to avoid persecution, or, it may be, as the sequel of the evening gathering to "break bread.". Ministry. James was the second Christian martyr whom Luke identified (cf. Sokan ember a kt tans polgri hzassgkts mellett lagzit is szeretne, aholezt az rmteli esemnyt a bartaik s rokonaik trsasgban kzsen megnnepelhetik s egyttreznek velk. Az eskv helysznnek ezttal a Solo tterem adott otthont. It was the obliterating of mere fleshly distinction between Jew and Gentile. ( Acts 12:1) Herod harasses the church. . The death of Stephen, therefore, has in various points of view a great significance. To a reflecting believer it will be plain that the reasons for this do not hold at the present time. 280-283). The Passover Feast was on 14th Nisan; for that day and the seven following no leaven must be used and the week was called the days of unleavened bread. Isn't it interesting how much emphasis we often put on faith. They went out and proceeded along one street; and thereupon the angel left him. At once, with the instinct of flesh, he sees a good 'opportunity for himself, and, judging of others' hearts by his own, presents money as the means of acquiring the coveted power. It is not the church of Judea, the church of Galilee, and the church of Samaria, but the churches of Judea, etc. 1. The character of James life and teaching can be seen in the letter in the New Testament that bears his name (James 1:1). intending after Easter [or really after Passover] to bring him forth to the people. Pray and say: Father, here am I, take me and use me. The Syriac so renders it expressly, and the chronology requires us so to understand it. (Acts 10:1-48). Undoubtedly the cruelty of this mad man was restrained and bridled by the secret power of God. It is, then, nothing but the fact, that the invisible Church, or rather that which in the Church is invisible, preceded that which is visible. TovbbEskvi fotzs Eskv szervezs, Volt szerencsm Tibi es Szandra fergeteges eskvjn rszt venni. Let this suffice them if the Lord grant them some time wherein they may recover their strength. 192, 193). He would make a spectacle of him. When King Herod mistreated the believers in Jerusalem and had James put to death, he saw that it pleased the Jews, many of whom hated the Christians and considered them a cult. A. Gird yourself up and tie on your sandals. We know that God could have delivered James by a miracle even as He delivered Peter. 302, 303). Heavenly Father, I pray that I may be quick to confess my own sin, eager to trust Your word and faithful to obey Your commands.. and that I abide in You and You in me, so that I may be a 'man' after Your own heart - to Your praise and glory. But even this short mention of the thing is sufficient to let us know that the first preachers of the gospel were so well assured of the truth of it that they sealed it with their blood, and thereby have encouraged us, if at any time we are called to it, to resist unto blood too. They were in the church already. It is needless now to dwell on the scene, more than just to point out that which is familiar, no doubt, to many that are here the manner in which the Lord judged the apostate; for Herod owned shortly after by the people whom he had sought to please, disappointed in one place, but exalted in another was hailed as a god; and at that moment the angel of the Lord deals with his pride, and he is devoured of worms a sad image of the awful judgment of God that will fall upon one who will sit "in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.". And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. But for some reason, God did not see fit to deliver James, but allowed James to fall prey to Herod's sword. As we are told here and the Spirit delights to give such an account "he was a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.". characteristic of Christendom. 515-517). His grandfather was the Herod who had the babies of Bethlehem slaughtered in hopes he would destroy the baby Jesus. His glory burst on the astonished eyes of Saul, who surrenders immediately. When Herod had sought for him and did not find him, he examined the guards and ordered them to be led away to execution. It is not merely that the absence of it operates injuriously upon the tone and standard of piety within the Church; it affects the claims of the society as such to be a legitimate member of the visible Church Catholic. But before Aristopollis was murdered, he had this son Herod Agrippa. And yet he had in his possession that famous Graeco-Latin Uncial (D) which he presented to the University of Cambridge in 1581, which MS. supports the Alexandrian.
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