On his missionary journeys, Paul encountered many kinds of people. He had to be able to relate to them all in order to spread the good news of Jesus Christ.
We often hold our plans with tightly clenched fingers, seeking control over our schedules and mastery over interruptions. But God's plans cannot be thwarted by our own.
Have you ever idealized the past so much that you forget God's faithfulness? Numbers 14 shows that this mindset caused the Israelites to rebel against God.
Are we saved by works or by grace? Ken Boa looks at Acts 15 to show that salvation is by faith and grace alone; works are the byproduct of a living faith.
The book of Numbers puts God's holiness, sovereignty, and mercy on display. The Israelites grumble against Him, but He remains faithful to the covenant He made with them.
The people whom God has called must be sanctified in order to reflect His holiness. The book of Exodus told the story of God redeeming the Israelites and calling them to be a holy nation. Now, Leviticus represents a guidebook for the new nation of Israel.
Acts is a book of transitions. One of the biggest of these transitions is the inclusion of non-Jews in God's plan of salvation. Not only did God bring salvation to both Jews and Gentiles, but He made them one body together in Christ.