Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Acts 9:23-31
Paul was rejected by the Jewish leadership and even rejected by the disciples. In the midst of all of these adversities, he continued sharing the gospel. Then Barnabas came to save the day. He brought Paul to the apostles and declared how he had seen Paul living out the life of a follower of Christ. I believe Paul was showing an example of what James described as the visibility of faith. While we are saved through faith, faith is dead without works. Barnabas saw in Paul the works that were the evidence of Paul’s very real faith in Jesus, and he saw this as undeniable proof of Paul’s conversion. Let us move forward intentionally, providing others with evidence of our faith.
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