The Bible In A Year 243
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Isaiah 3-4, Acts 17:16-34
34 thoughts on "The Bible In A Year 243"
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Acts is great! But, I would like to hear about Isaiah… I know Isaiah is a prophetic book. Can anyone explain any of this? Is this that we read still to come or something that has already come to pass?
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Many of Isaiah’s prophecies were fulfilled by Jesus’ life and ministry. I believe some are yet to be fulfilled as well.
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Isaiah was one of the major prophets “during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.” Isaiah 1:1. If you read with us during Kings and Chronicles some of these truths he speaks of were current issues and desires for the people – ie. obey rather than sacrifices- and some would be fulfilled in the future. Some say that prophesy is like a mountain range… Some close fulfillment and some yet to come…
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So good!
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Love this verse…
27 that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;
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v. 25 “nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.”
This from Paul’s message stands out to me today, reminding me that God doesn’t need anything from us, yet he sustains us entirely, and all things in this earth. It just reminds me of his great love for us that came first, before we could ever do anything good or bad; and that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. What a humbling, and grace-filled reminder for me today.
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Hello Emily! Thanks for sharing!:)
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“For in him we live and move and have our being. As some of your own poets have said..”
He even is using the words of their own philosophers to speak truth to them. Love it. Love acts. So encouraging! If only we had the boldness that this early church had -
I didn’t grow up “in the church” and my parents always gave me the liberty to make my own decisions about my faith. When I was saved and decided to follow His path – through understanding his Word and how to let go of my own control over everything – amazing things have happened. At first, it was unknown to me to be in church or to understand the bible, so I can understand how the people perceived Paul’s declarations in Acts 17: 19 And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting? 20 For you bring some strange things to our ears. We wish to know therefore what these things mean.”
It took time to learn and understand. I couldn’t go based on hearsay and wanted to do it for myself. Knowledge = power.
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Agreed Katrina! Knowledge is power & when we continue to dive into His word, that is where life is revealed! I gain so much wisdom by growing closer to Him! I loved where they made a point up say how everyone in Athens wanted to discuss new thoughts…I just though about the great thinkers such as Socrates & know that’s who they were speaking about!
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28 for
“‘In him we live and move and have our being’;
as even some of your own poets have said,
“‘For we are indeed his offspring.’
Just a reminder about who we are in Christ and to go forward today with this truth!
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This is my first time reading through acts. It is awesome how Paul talks to all these groups of people who need the Lord. Paul speaks the gospel simply and compellingly. He gives us a guide and invitation to do the same. The Bible is the best story on earth, it doesn’t need tweaking. I’m sure that people who truly desire more will respond to the gospel.
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Acts is such an awesome book in the Bible – enjoy! :)
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