Tag: Gentiles
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The Power of God to Salvation
Introduction If you’ve read my article series, on miracles, posted on Saturdays, you’ll notice that one of the verses I focus a lot on is Romans 1:16, which the apostle Paul writes, For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes,…
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Lydia of Thyatira
Conversion in Acts, Part 6 Introduction We continue our series on Conversions in Acts as we reach chapter 16. An interesting event takes place and two conversions are discussed in this chapter. We’ll look at each one individually. Please read Acts 16:1-15. Meet Timothy As chapter 16 begins, we note that Paul is on his…
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The Gentile Conversion
Conversions in Acts, Part 5, Peter’s P.O.V. Introduction As we discussed in the previous article, the conversion of Cornelius was extremely important as he was the first Gentile to be converted; this was ten years after the day of Pentecost. For this to happen, though, Peter and some other Jews needed to be prepared for…
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The Gentile Conversion
Conversion in Acts, Part 5, Cornelius’ P.O.V. Introduction We come to a very significant event in all of history; when Gentiles are permitted to be saved from their sins and added to the body of Christ (Acts 2:41,47; Col. 1:18; Eph. 1:22-23). It’s been about ten years since the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles…
The Christian Caravan 