JEWS REJECT, GENTILES ACCEPT, THE GOSPEL
THE BIBLE BOOK OF THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES OF JESUS.
“Ye Shall Be My Witnesses”
The Outline of the Book of Acts
PAUL’S THREE MISSIONARY JOURNEYS
With Silas, through Asia Minor to Greece, Returning to Antioch by way of Jerusalem
43. Whom did Paul choose at Lystra as his helper? What vision and call came to Paul in the night?
Timothy Joins Paul and Silas
Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:
Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.
Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.
And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
The Macedonian Call
Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,
After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.
And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.
Comments by
F.B.Meyer
on
Acts 16:1-13
43. Whom did Paul choose at Lystra as his helper? What vision and call came to Paul in the night?
GUIDED TO NEW FIELDS
Paul had a wonderful influence over young men. Timothy, Titus, and Mark bore his impress. When circumcision was insisted upon, as in the previous chapter, no one opposed it more stoutly than Paul; when it conciliated Jewish prejudice, he was quite willing to concede it, since in itself it was a matter of perfect indifference. As the stoning of Stephen was the first step toward winning Paul, so his own stoning at Lystra on the former occasion, as we have noted, probably gave him Timothy.
Our path through life will often be indicated by the fact that the doors which lead off the straight track are barred and bolted, so that we have no option save to go on. Paul was blocked first on the left, that he should not go into the province of Asia; then on the right, that he should not go into Bithynia. Finally he reached Troas, and stood face to face with the ocean that lay between him and Europe.
Here he had a vision which made a deep impression upon him. He saw a man of Macedonia standing in an attitude of entreaty and saying, Come over into Macedonia and help us. Note that word, concluding, Act_16:10. God often leaves us to infer our course. He does not ignore His own great gift of reason.
By Pastor Jeff Arthur
The Circumcision Of Timothy
The Macedonian Call
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