Montag, 20. August 2012

Acts14, 8 In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked. 9 He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed 10 and called out, Stand up on your feet! At that, the man jumped up and began to walk. 11 When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, The gods have come down to us in human form! 12 Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker. 13 The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates because he and the crowd wanted to offer sacrifices to them.14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of this, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting: 15
Men, why are you doing this? > I am just not close to God
We too are only men, > Paul, said he is a normal men - compared to him, what am i then?
human like you. > He is like me - Am i in any sense like him? Don't think so!
We are bringing you good news, > What do i bring to the people?  Sadness, confusion, ...
telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God, > Do i tell this to the people, that they should turn away? Ore do i just make nice words? ... entertain them
who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them. > This being who made heaven and earth is waiting for us - close - near - WHAT AM I DOING THEN!!!
16 In the past, he let all nations go their own way. > Interesting ... 
17 Yet he has not left himself without testimony: > GOD HAS A TESTIMONY - WHAT IS MY TESTIMONY?
He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; > KINDNESS, GIVING LIFE TO THE PLANET
he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy > We can eat and be joyful!
unexpected lesson by Paul about God, what his testimony is... Paul's description of God.
*How would i describe God to People?
*How did Paul describe God to unbeliever? -> Rom1+2 maybe
18 Even with these words, they had difficulty keeping the crowd from sacrificing to them.
19 Then some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowd over.
They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead.
20 But after the disciples had gathered round him, he got up and went back into the city.
The next day he and Barnabas left for Derbe.

This is maybe to most moving thing since i am reading acts.
They stoned Paul - dragged him out of the city - thinking he is dead. - How long went the stoning on? - How could Paul survive the stoning?
Paul get up - went into the city and then to Derbe.

Before everyone tried to make them GOD. Few hours later - everyone tried to kill him.

To be stoned!
For Christ!
I would like to life a live worthy being persecuted! I am living like a human never heard about resurrection!

What is resurrection! Why do i life like it never happened ore it is the most normal thing on earth?



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