Comments on: Truth in Acts 28 http://missionsmisunderstood.com/2008/01/18/truth-in-acts-28/ Let's give the Commission back to the church. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:25:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Beth http://missionsmisunderstood.com/2008/01/18/truth-in-acts-28/comment-page-1/#comment-1046 Beth Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:06:00 +0000 http://missionsmisunderstood.com/2008/01/18/truth-in-acts-28/#comment-1046 Look a bit further back to see the context. Paul's quoting Isaiah when he was speaking to a group of Jews (Acts 28:17, 21-23). I think he quoted it directed towards the unbelieving Jews (because some of them did believe as stated in verse 24). Jesus quoted this same passage, or portions of it, in Matthew 13:14-15, Mark 4:12 and Luke 8:10. It's also included in John 12:40-41. Although in this case it's followed with "nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in him..." which goes along with Paul's point in Acts, also seen in Romans 11:1-8 (where he quotes this passage again in verse 8) about the elect obtaining it, but the rest were hardened. <br/><br/>Consider Acts 13:48b too. <br/><br/>So you may not know in advance who will believe but your efforts to share the truth with the people of Western Europe are not in vain. The story doesn't end at the end of your conversations with them. Press on. :) Look a bit further back to see the context. Paul’s quoting Isaiah when he was speaking to a group of Jews (Acts 28:17, 21-23). I think he quoted it directed towards the unbelieving Jews (because some of them did believe as stated in verse 24). Jesus quoted this same passage, or portions of it, in Matthew 13:14-15, Mark 4:12 and Luke 8:10. It’s also included in John 12:40-41. Although in this case it’s followed with “nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in him…” which goes along with Paul’s point in Acts, also seen in Romans 11:1-8 (where he quotes this passage again in verse 8) about the elect obtaining it, but the rest were hardened.

Consider Acts 13:48b too.

So you may not know in advance who will believe but your efforts to share the truth with the people of Western Europe are not in vain. The story doesn’t end at the end of your conversations with them. Press on. :)

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