Saturday, June 25, 2011

Paul’s Testimony Teaches that…

Acts 22:1-22

“and you will be my witnesses…”Acts 1:8

Paul’s testimony teaches that…
  • Being zealously religious does not reconcile us to God.  v.3 –“and was just as zealous for God as any of you are today”
    • John 3 - Nicodemus
  • Salvation is by God’s grace and power, not by our merit or will power. Ephesians 1:4-5; 2 Timothy 1:9-10
  • God often must humble us before He extends His mercy to us. v. 11 - “My companions led me by the hand into Damascus, because the brilliance of the light had blinded me”  1 Corinthians 15:9-10; Philippians 2:10, 11
  • Baptism is an important confession of our faith in Christ. v.16 – “now…get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name” Romans 10:8-10; Romans 10:13; 1 Corinthians 1:13-17; Ephesians 2:8-9; (John 1:12,13; John 3:15,17; John 3:36; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:10,20-24; Romans 5:1,8; 2 Corinthians 5:20; Titus 3:5; 2 Peter 3:9; 1 John 1:8,9; 1 John 5:11-13; Revelation 3:20.)
  • God saves us for His purpose, not for our agendas. v.10 – “there you will be told all that you have been assigned to do”; v.15 – “You will be his witness to all men of what you have seen and heard” Ephesians 2:10

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