I Thessalonians 1:1-10 Paul says a lot in these first few verses of his first letter to the Thessalonians. First, there is one small literary item that I’d like to point out. In many of Paul’s letters we will see him speak in triads – three items typically tied together by the conjunction “and”. Here …
Category Archives: RTB 2020 – Epistles
April 2 / Acts 18:12-28
Acts 18:12-28 It was hard to organize today’s reading without breaking it up into smaller pieces. There’s a lot going on in these 17 verses. Paul starts in Corinth, moves on to Ephesus, then to Caesarea, then Jerusalem (maybe; see below), then Antioch, then Galatia and Phrygia – with more activity at Ephesus as we …
April 1 / Acts 18:1-11
Acts 18:1-11 A number of different thoughts running through my mind… First, Paul rejects the Jews and says that he’s going to the Gentiles (v. 6). Then we see Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, turning to faith (v. 8) and Paul moving in with Titius Justus, whose house was next to the synagogue. So …
April 2020 Readings
Date Reading(s) Verses 01-Apr Acts 18:1-11 11 02-Apr Acts 18:12-28 17 03-Apr I Thess.1:1-10 10 04-Apr I Thess. 2:1-12 12 05-Apr I Thess. 2:13-20 8 06-Apr I Thess. 3:1-13 13 07-Apr I Thess. 4:1-12 12 08-Apr I Thess. 4:13-18 6 09-Apr I Thess. 5:1-11 11 10-Apr I Thess. 5:12-28 17 11-Apr II Thess. 1:1-12 12 …
March 31 / Acts 17:22-34
Acts 17:22-34 OK, the critical me coming out…, with repentance! In the past I have criticized Paul’s preaching to the Athenians (today’s reading). Yes, who am I to criticize Paul…??!!! Moving on… All of Paul’s sermons (and Peter’s and Philip’s) to date have been kerygmatic. […the preaching of the gospel of Christ, especially in the …
March 30 / Acts 17:10-21
Acts 17:10-21 Carol and I have been intrigued by our Study Bible notes talking about the “Egnatian Way”, how Paul and Silas traveled that road from when they first landed in Macedonia at Neapolis (Acts 16:11) and then stayed on that road to Philippi and Thessalonica. Here’s an interesting online item about that road: “The …
March 29 / Acts 17:1-9
Acts 17:1-9 But the Jews were jealous, and taking some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob… (v. 5) This sounds so much like the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem bringing a mob to Gethsemane to arrest Jesus! (BTW, both the NASB and NKJV translate “of the rabble” as “from the marketplace”.) Clearly the …
March 28 / Acts 16:25-40
Acts 16:25-40 I was re-thinking my post from yesterday, as to why Paul and Silas accepted the beatings from the Philippian magistrates instead of claiming their rights as Roman citizens. Then this morning I remembered the following verse, where the Lord is speaking to Ananias as He is sending him to visit Paul after Paul’s …
March 27 / Acts 16:16-24
Acts 16:16-24 I’ve always wondered at Paul and Silas allowing themselves to be beaten, when (as we will learn tomorrow) they were Roman citizens and should have been tried before a judge and jury before being punished. I feel like I would have claimed my Roman citizenship immediately. But maybe it happened all too quickly …
March 26 / Acts 16:6-15
Acts 16:6-15 So, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” (vv. 8-9) What’s strange to me in these two verses is that Paul is even at Troas. …