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Acts 9 brings us face-to-face with the life-changing mercy of God.
Saul’s life drastically changed when the One whose followers he sought to destroy appeared to him in glorious light. Until this moment, Saul had been spiritually blind, but Jesus gave him a new principle and worldview.
Saul had relied on his own righteousness, but now he repented and counted all things as loss for the sake of Christ (see Philippians 3:8). Now he trusted God’s provision rather than his own performance. This led to a new life of both proclamation and persecution. The one who persecuted the people of the Way would now count it all joy to be persecuted for proclaiming the same message.
Amazingly, when Jesus appeared to Saul on the road to Damascus, He did not give Saul his new calling immediately. Rather, He chose to work through an ordinary person—Ananias, a man we wouldn’t otherwise know about—to complete Saul’s conversion and calling.
God grants His ordinary disciples the privilege of being involved in His work in this way. It’s not fame but faithfulness that God calls us to. Even a small, unknown person can be used by God in magnificent ways.
Watch part 82 of the 365 Key Chapters of the Bible series, based on Ken’s Handbook to Scripture.
These are the last recorded statements of Jesus Christ before His death on the cross. Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing. (Luke 23:34) When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and
Mortality and the purpose of life are prominent themes in Thomas Cole’s paintings. Through his paintings, he vividly brings out the human dilemma of mortality, a dilemma we ourselves must wrestle with. Given the inevitability of death, what are we to do with our days? We can try to stave
In the article below, Dr. Boa synthesizes material from several teaching sessions from his series Biblical Principles for Marriage and from portions of his spiritual formation text Conformed to His Image (primarily from chapter 18, “Holistic Spirituality”). Dr. Boa focuses on agape love as one of the five forms of loves (based on the different Greek words). After reviewing all forms, he gives reasons for why agape is the greatest.
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