By Neal Bahro “There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of what is called the Italian Regiment.” In Acts chapter 10 we are introduced to a military officer of the Roman army named Cornelius. He was a Gentile who was a good example to his household and prayed to God regularly …
Monthly Archives: August 2012
If I Was the Devil
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 …
“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 …