Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Acts 18:4-11
by: Lisa Moore.
Paul reasoned every Sabbath in the synagogue with the Jews and Greeks to persuade them. Reasoning can mean conversing, arguing, discussing, or debating. Whether Paul used one or all of these methods, something shifted when Silas and Timothy arrived. He was compelled by the Spirit to testify to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. The result? Opposition and blasphemy from the Jews. Paul left them and preached the Gospel to the Gentiles who welcomed the Good News and were converted. Many are saved today because of Paul’s ministry. Paul did not allow rejection and opposition of the Gospel to deter him. Let us learn from this.