By Olen Holderby If I was the devil, I would consider myself basically to have two problems: (1) How I could keep control of people in general, and (2) How I might ensnare the Christian. 1. If I was the devil, the very first thing I would do would be to discredit the inspiration, perfection, and …
Category Archives: Truth Magazine Vol. 42 1998
“Saul, Saul, Why Persecutest Thou Me?”
By Philip W. Martin The conversion of the Apostle Paul is one of the most striking accounts in the book of Acts. The details of the account are not given in one place, so to fully understand it we must consider all of them (Acts 9:1-18; 22:1-16; 26; 1 Tim 1:12-17). To begin to understand …
The Conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch
By Jesse Flowers When one comes to the eighth chapter of the Book of Acts, one comes to a very crucial time in the spread of the gospel in the first century. In the opening verses we read of a great persecution arising against the church immediately following the stoning of Stephen. A young, not …
Conversion in the Book of Acts
“Much the greater part of Acts may be resolved into a detailed history of cases of conversion, and of unsuccessful attempts at the conversion of sinners. If we extract from it all cases of this kind, with the facts and incidents preparatory to each and immediately consequent upon it, we will have exhausted almost the …