Acts 13:43

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

And religious

Acts 2:10

Acts 6:5

Followed

Acts 17:34

Acts 19:9

The grace

General references

Luke 12:52

Bible References

And religious

in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the districts of Libya round Cyrene, visitors from Rome, Jews and proselytes,

This plan commended itself to the whole body, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nikanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nikolaos a proselyte from Antioch;

Followed

Some men, however, did join him and believe, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman called Damaris, and some others.

But as some grew stubborn and disobedient, decrying the Way in presence of the multitude, he left them, withdrew the disciples, and continued his argument every day from eleven to four in the lecture-room of Tyrannus.

The grace

Here they spent a considerable time, speaking fearlessly about the Lord, who attested the word of his grace by allowing signs and wonders to be performed by them.

but they are justified for nothing by his grace through the ransom provided in Christ Jesus,

Through him we have got access to this grace where we have our standing, and triumph in the hope of God's glory.

Selected by grace, and therefore not for anything they have done; otherwise grace would cease to be grace.

You are for justification by the Law? Then you are done with Christ, you have deserted grace,

For it is by grace you have been saved, as you had faith; it is not your doing but God's gift,

For the grace of God has appeared to save all men,

Never let yourselves be carried away with a variety of novel doctrines; for the right thing is to have one's heart strengthened by grace, not by the eating of food ??that has never been any use to those who have had recourse to it.

By the hand of Silvanus, a faithful brother (in my opinion), I have written you these few lines of encouragement, to testify that this is what the true grace of God means. Stand in that grace.

General references

After this there will be five at issue in one house, three divided against two and two against three,