We join Paul as he leaves Corinth. He has had a fruitful stay there but now he is ready for a change. Paul stayed on in Corinth a little while longer after the Jews tried to turn him over to the Roman government. God had given Paul safety while in Corinth so he could minister […]
Paul apparently got tired of waiting for Silas and Timothy to join him in Athens. He moves on alone to Corinth. This is where we pick up his story today. I’m curious why Paul left Athens. Did he receive word that Silas and Timothy were going to be a while? We aren’t told that he […]
We join Paul in the midst of the Areopagus. This was the temple and the civil court under the “authority” of the god Ares. “This body held extensive authority over the civil and religious life of Athens. In Paul’s day, it exercised jurisdiction especially in the matters of religion and morality” (ESV Study bible notes […]
We join Paul in Athens. He was taken there after his life was in danger again in Berea. Silas and Timothy remained behind to continue building the new body of believers. The first thing that I see when reading this passage is that city was ripe for spiritual warfare. This city was full of idols […]
When we left the last time Jason and his companions had been forcibly arrested and later released in an effort to get Paul and Silas. Today we will see what became of them that night. We know they weren’t where they were expected to be; at Jason’s house. The Holy Spirit and/or the community grapevine […]
