Tag: paul

  • 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…

    And after they had proclaimed the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned.. Acts14 - return trip of Paul and Barnabas to the church at Antioch
  • Why worship legends, idols and false gods?

    Why worship legends or stone idols or false gods of mythology? Men, why are you doing these things? It’s a great question, isn’t it? Paul has asked adoring crowds who would worship him, WHY are you preparing a party to worship ME? In case you missed the parallels of first & 21st century application from…

    Lystra, Derbe and Iconium in the Taurus mountains and general Roman region of Galatia to where Paul sends the first of his epistles.
  • The gods have become like men

    Idolatry – Men create their gods Imagine an EMPIRE – like the powerful GREECE of Alexander the Great. For a humorous look at the idol gods: – visit this source about the god Hermes [pictured in NYC for this post] from godchecker.com Greek Mythology is a veritable blockbusting soap opera. What can Zeus possibly get…

    Hermes and other gods of the Greeks - here an idol of commerce