Proclamation:
“Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and
others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, ‘My brothers, I am a Pharisee,
descended from Pharisees. I stand on
trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead.’” Acts 23:6 (NIV)
Explanation:
These words were written by
Luke, the physician and traveling companion of the apostle Paul, under the
influence of The Holy Spirit of God.
Luke recorded that when Paul addressed the Sanhedrin council he knew
that some of them were Sadducees, who did not believe in the resurrection,
angels, or spirits, and some of them were Pharisees, who believed in all these
things. (Acts 23:7-8) This created a
great disturbance among the Sanhedrin which spilled over into the city. Some of the Jews took an oath not to eat or
drink until they had killed Paul. (Acts 23:9-15) But the commander of the Roman army found out
about the plot and had Paul taken out of town at night under heavy guard. (Acts
23:16-24)
Application:
The Christian faith is based upon belief in the birth, life,
death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, The Christ. There are many people in this world who hate
believers. Some of those people even
want to kill all Christian believers because of their religious beliefs. Jesus said that the world would hate
believers because they hated Him. (John 15:18)
Not everybody believes that Jesus is The Christ and the promised
Messiah. However unpopular it may be, as
believers we need to stand by our beliefs.
Jesus said if we deny Him before men, He will deny us before His Heavenly
Father. (Matthew 10:33) The Lord God is
all powerful and all knowing. He was
raised from the dead with all power of heaven and earth in His hands. (Matthew
28:18) To God be the glory!
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