~Acts13,4 The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus. 5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their helper. 6 They travelled through the whole island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus, 7 who was an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, an intelligent man, sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith. 9 Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said, 10 You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord? 11 Now the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind, and for a time you will be unable to see the light of the sun. Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.12 When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was amazed at the teaching about the Lord.

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* a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus, a attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus / tried to turn the proconsul from the faith / "You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?"

* The proconsul, an intelligent man, [he wanted to hear the word of God] he believed, for he was amazed at the teaching about the Lord

* Saul / Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit

3 people : who am i?

Paul is so powerful - interesting how silent Barnabas is, even he is a older disciple and the Mentor so far of Paul. But Paul just jumps ahead and confronts this evel person! - 

The sorcerer - he tries to turn the consul away from faith. I guess, because then the consul is no more dependent on the sorcerer, which he did not like. Do i turn people away from faith - some how - in a little way - because i want to have influence ore the control? DO I BIND PEOPLE TO ME, SO I HAVE CONTROL, INFLUENCE, IMPORTANTS..

Te proconsul - he is intelligent. It certainly helped him to see, that Paul was very effective in dealing with the sorcerer. But in the end he is listening to the teaching!

It helped me as well to see, this guys do not just talk about the Bible but life the Bible AND the Bible is effective in very different areas in their lives.

DO PEOPLE SEE, THAT THE BIBLE IS EFFECITVE IN MY LIFE?

~ Am i waiting till someone else is making a strong point about something, just because i am the youngest ore am i filled with the holy spirit - and i speak fearless?

~ Am i controlling people?

~ Am i living a life which makes visible how effective the Bible is - can people see?