Acts 24:1-27
So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man. (v. 16) Just a quick comment… Paul preaches repentance and forgiveness. This verse seems to indicate that he also practiced the same. One does not arrive at a clear conscience unless s/he has gone to the Lord in prayer asking God’s forgiveness for mis-doings and seeking His will as they move forward.
Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and to present offerings. (v. 17) I would not have known it, but my Study Bible pointed out that this verse is the only reference in Acts to the collection that Paul had organized that he had brought to Jerusalem just a few days prior. Everything else that we know about that collection comes from comments in Paul’s letters. (See e.g., Romans 15:26, 1 Cor 16:1–4; 2 Cor 8:1–9:15.) Interesting…
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