Good morning. Barnabas
and Mark went to the island of Cyprus, but Paul chose Silas and left; being
committed by the brethren to the grace of the Lord. So Paul had the stamp of
approval by the church in Antioch. That does not necessarily mean that he was
right in his argument with Barnabas. So Paul went back to all the churches that
he had established previously (like he was wanting to do with Barnabas); but my
Bible says that he went in the reverse order from before. At one of the places,
he found a disciple there named Timothy – yes THE Timothy. He was the son of a
Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. Paul writes in
second Timothy: I am mindful of the sincere faith within you, which first dwelt
in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I’m sure that is in you as
well. Paul wanted Timothy to go with him; and he took him and circumcised him
because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father
was a Greek. My Bible says that this was different from Titus‘s case where
circumcision was refused (by Paul) because some were demanding it as necessary
for salvation. As they were passing through the cities, they delivered the
decrees which had been decided upon by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for
them to observe. So the churches were being strengthened in the faith, and were
increasing in number daily. Father go with the reader and help him/her to have
a safe. Help this to be a liberating day for him/her.
So the other disciple who had first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed
Good morning. We left John at the entrance of the tomb, stooping and looking in. “Shy” Peter then arrives following John, and enters the tomb; and he saw the linen wrappings lying there. So the other disciple, John, who had first come to the tomb then also entered, and he saw and believed. It does not say whether or not Peter believed. For as yet they did not understand the scripture, that He must rise again from the dead. So the disciples went away again to their own homes. I’m not exactly sure what it means by their own homes. They were originally from Galilee and would not have had homes in Jerusalem. Perhaps it means the homes where they were staying while in Jerusalem. Apparently, they were not staying in the upper room, or it would have said so. But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping; and so, as she wept, she stooped (just like John) and looked into the tomb. She saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been l...
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