Tag: barnabas
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Preaching Good News then a Parting of Paths to the Gentiles
The Church at Antioch received exciting good news that their First Missionary Journey was successful. Then hey sent a delegation to Jerusalem to clarify some gentile issues in a Council meeting with the Apostles and Church. Barnabas and Paul return to Antioch with a clarification of doctrine and some brothers from the Jerusalem Church. Then…
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Apostles Sent to the Gentiles with a Letter of the Council
Will any of the Twelve travel to Antioch Syria from Jerusalem? Or will the Apostles send their Epistle to the Gentiles with other reliable messengers? A.D. 49 – Jerusalem Judea in Roman occupied Syria Who are these Apostles to the Gentiles? Recall that the current crisis of the Church involves both Jews and Gentiles and…
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Through Many Afflictions Saul and Joseph return to Antioch
What afflictions, which tribulations will we suffer for our witness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ? ~AD 49 – a return journey [Just a reminder that Paul is a more local name for Saul from Tarsus beyond the imposing Guyik and Taurus mountains and many brothers address Joseph of the island of Cypress by his…
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A Parting of Mission in Perga
Acts of the Apostles 13: The first missionary journey of Paul seemed to get off to an amazing start. Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and recounted to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that He had talked to him, and how at Damascus he had spoken…
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Acts 13.4 Sailing to Salamis Cypress
Sailing from Antioch to Cypress Acts of the Apostles 13: 4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to Cyprus. A.D. 47 A Roman merchant ship sails from Seleucia Photo source Sailing Journeys in the Roman Empire I don’t know about you, but I…
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Who shall we send? Barnabas and Saul
+ a Brief Summary of Acts [ABOVE] covers 10+ years. First Missionary Journey of Paul & Barnabas In this introduction to what Christians typically refer to as the THREE Missionary Journeys of Paul, I would prefer to get us thinking about the chronology, context and characters (yes, plural) leading these missions into all the world…
