Tuesday, May 14, 2019

The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch

Acts 11:19-30
Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So far a whole near Barbabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.
The disciples, as each one was able, decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea. This they did, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
At about the same time as the events in Caesarea, things are moving in the north, at Antioch, the third largest city in the world, busy commercial center and capital of the Roman province of Syria.
The warm response of the Greeks to the Christian message leads the Jerusalem church to dispatch Barnabas to Antioch. He in turn tracks Saul down at his home city of Tarsus. And the stage is set for the next great advance, described from chapter 13 onwards.
Why?
Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit, preach gospel, devoted his all to church accept Saul and bring him out from home town to do the work of God.
Christians is man like Jesus Christ, so they have the image of Christ at Antioch.
Be called Christian is honor and ability to do the right things.
How?
Learn from Barnabas and Paul to be a good Christian!


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