Biblestudy: Acts (Part Fifteen) Acts 15 The Council of Jerusalem: Circumcision and Gentiles #BS-AC15 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 27-Dec-88; 78 minutes Go to the Acts (Bible study series) description: (hide) Paul, who understands clearly that God alone calls, makes his initial contact with non-believers in public places (synagogue and forum), going later to private dwellings … Continue reading “Biblestudy: Acts (Part Fifteen)”
Biblestudy: Acts (Part Fourteen)
Biblestudy: Acts (Part Fourteen) Acts 14: Paul and Barnabas at Lystra; the Council of Jerusalem #BS-AC14 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 20-Dec-88; 85 minutes Go to the Acts (Bible study series) description: (hide) Acts 14 begins with the people of the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe mistaking Paul for Hermes and Barnabas for Zeus. When … Continue reading “Biblestudy: Acts (Part Fourteen)”
Biblestudy: Acts (Part Thirteen)
Biblestudy: Acts (Part Thirteen) Acts 13: The Work of Paul and Barnabas in Cyprus #BS-AC13 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 13-Dec-88; 60 minutes Go to the Acts (Bible study series) description: (hide) Lying wonders and visions (such as those seen at Lourdes and Fatima) are predicted to become more frequent at the end times. This kind … Continue reading “Biblestudy: Acts (Part Thirteen)”
Biblestudy: The Commandments (Part Six)
Biblestudy: The Commandments (Part Six) The Sabbath, Part Two #BS-TC06 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 10-Dec-88; 74 minutes Go to the The Commandments (Bible study series) description: (hide) God gave the Sabbath (a sanctified, set-apart period of recurring time) to His people in order that they come to know Him intimately, learning to live as He … Continue reading “Biblestudy: The Commandments (Part Six)”
Biblestudy: Acts (Part Twelve)
Biblestudy: Acts (Part Twelve) Acts 11-13 Relationship Between Prayer and God’s Response #BS-AC12 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 06-Dec-88; 80 minutes Go to the Acts (Bible study series) description: (hide) Paul and Barnabas developed the church in the cosmopolitan city of Antioch, the location from where the term ‘Christian’ originated. The twelfth chapter, an apparent flashback, … Continue reading “Biblestudy: Acts (Part Twelve)”
Biblestudy: Acts (Part Eleven)
Biblestudy: Acts (Part Eleven) Acts 10; 11:1-18 Conversion of Cornelius #BS-AC11 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 22-Nov-88; 83 minutes Go to the Acts (Bible study series) description: (hide) The conversion of Cornelius, a Gentile, is nearly as pivotal a benchmark as the original Pentecost because the Gentiles at this point are given the same portal of … Continue reading “Biblestudy: Acts (Part Eleven)”
Biblestudy: Acts (Part Ten)
Biblestudy: Acts (Part Ten) Acts 9 Paul’s Dramatic Conversion #BS-AC10 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 18-Nov-88; 89 minutes Go to the Acts (Bible study series) description: (hide) The martyrdom of Stephen, largely instigated by Hellenistic Jews, actually had the paradoxical effect of spreading the Gospel into Gentile venues, enabling individuals like Cornelius and the Ethiopian Eunuch, … Continue reading “Biblestudy: Acts (Part Ten)”
Biblestudy: Acts (Part Nine)
Biblestudy: Acts (Part Nine) Acts 7-8 Martyrdom of Stephen; Peter’s Encounter with Simon Magus #BS-AC09 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 08-Nov-88; 80 minutes Go to the Acts (Bible study series) description: (hide) Stephen’s incendiary message to fellow Hellenistic Jews (ostensibly given in hopes of their repentance) chastened them for their perennial rejection of prophets and deliverers, … Continue reading “Biblestudy: Acts (Part Nine)”
Biblestudy: Acts (Part Eight)
Biblestudy: Acts (Part Eight) Acts 7:1-50 Rejection of the Deliverer Leads to Idolatry #BS-AC08 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 18-Oct-88; 88 minutes Go to the Acts (Bible study series) description: (hide) Stephen ignited the ire of the Hellenistic Jews, a group passionately devoted to the temple, law and land as a defensive reaction to their historical … Continue reading “Biblestudy: Acts (Part Eight)”
Biblestudy: The Commandments (Part Five)
Biblestudy: The Commandments (Part Five) The Sabbath (Part One) #BS-TC05 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 15-Oct-88; 66 minutes Go to the The Commandments (Bible study series) description: (hide) The Sabbath is a memorial to the awesome creative power of Almighty God, a period of time God purposefully sanctified and set apart for the benefit of mankind, … Continue reading “Biblestudy: The Commandments (Part Five)”