Tag: saul
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Sons of Abraham’s Family – Saul’s Conclusion in the Synagogue
Proselytes, Sojourners and Jewish visitors Who are we preaching to? (Paul knew.) Everyone, of course; but mostly to proselytes, the faithful souls seeking God. Keep in mind that Joseph of Cypress (Barnabas) and Saul of Tarsus (Paulos to his Greek friends) are visiting Jews to the synagogues of Antioch Pisidia and Jewish towns and cities…
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Exhortation from the Jew of Jews Saulos Tarseus :שָׁאוּל
Saul’s sermon in the synagogue of Antioch We must leave behind us any notion that Paul’s exhortation to the Jews in Antioch Pisidia would have much effect by proclaiming the Gospel as Paul had to the Roman ruler Sergius Paulos in Paphos Cypress or to the faithful ‘Christians’ of the church at Antioch in Syria.…
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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…
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Saul’s Unwelcome Return to Jerusalem
(to join the Church!) When Sha’ul had come to Yerushalayim, he tried to join himself to the talmidim; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a talmid. ACTS 9:26 Hebrew Names Version Do you take this man .. ? Have you ever wanted to JOIN a group of people who…
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Saul: Encouragement in Christ from Cypress
Now Joseph, a Levite of Cyprian birth, who was also called Barnabas by the apostles (which translated means Son of Encouragement) owned a tract of land. So he sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet. ACTS of the disciples of the Apostles 4:36-37 NASB20 Encouragement of Christ’s Apostles by…
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Who is this Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles?
“Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” Saul: a Jew of Some Reputation We are familiar with Saul the first King of Israel, ultimately killed in battle then replaced by David. – שָׁאוּל His Hebrew name šā’ûl means ‘desired,‘ however Saul of Tarsus was not the ‘hebrew of hebrews’ that any follower of The Way…
