Selwyn introduces another distinctive of the Early Church: ‘the emphasis which the believers placed on the Lordship of Christ‘, that is, Jesus is the one and only God. God of all creation -Â He created time and all that is.
I really don’t understand how any ‘true’ Christian could be confused about this issue; in regard to, [...]
Selwyn makes a very important point, and one which I entirely agree with, is that we don’t pray enough!
This point is emphasised in the following sentences taken from today’s study: “It might sound a simplistic diagnosis to some, but in my opinion the main reason why the Church of today does not experience the same [...]
This is another great study - as is, the central verse (Acts 13:3) for meditation: ‘So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.’
Selwyn writes the following: “As they did so (fasted and prayed) , the Holy Spirit spoke to them, indicating that He had a special work to [...]
Today, Selwyn continues on the great topic of prayer and refers to Peter’s release from prison, Acts 12:1-19.
“When some of the Christians in Jerusalem heard that Peter had been imprisoned, they immediately went to the house of Mary, the mother of Mark, and began to pray. They prayed with great fervour and concern – so [...]
As I’m in total agreement with Selwyn on the subject of prayer – there’s not much to add.
I really like the following: ‘(The apostle) Paul, who without doubt became one of the greatest prayer warriors of all time, learned to pray from the first moments of his conversion. Granted, his conversion was powerful and dramatic, [...]
Selwyn now moves on to look at ‘another distinctive of the Early Church: the practice of persevering prayer.’
‘ … praying for the sheer joy of communicating with heaven – is, I believe, what is being conveyed in Acts 2:42; “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread [...]
A shock to the system
One point that came to my attention from today’s verse, (Acts 22:8 – ‘”Who are you Lord?” I asked. “I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,” he replied.’) is that Jesus takes on Himself the persecution of His followers – how amazing is that?
Another point which Selwyn makes which builds upon yesterday’s study [...]
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