Overview - Paul Proved Christ To Them From The Scriptures. Acts 17:1-9.
Today we looked at a few amazing ideas that God uncovered for us in our text.
1) Paul reasoned with them from the scriptures that Jesus was the Christ and of the Gospel.
2) The prophesies that Paul gave them to reason with them of Jesus and the Gospel.
3) The ways in which Paul’s listeners responded to what he told them.
1) Reasoning from the scriptures simply means that Paul gave them strong argument for the very real truth that Jesus was indeed the Christ/Messiah of God that was foretold of from thousands of years before Jesus was born in the flesh, and of the gospel; His life, death, and resurrection.
Well, strong arguments need strong evidence, otherwise known as proof, to prove the arguments Paul put forth for them of Jesus being the Christ and of the Gospel. And well, giving strong evidence/proof for an argument of the Bible and Jesus Christ is also called evidential apologetics. Yes, that’s right. Paul used evidential apologetics to prove to the Jews that Jesus was indeed the Christ.
This is a powerful idea Christians, and one that is often spoken against in our circles.
Please take a real look at what Paul does here, it is awesome Christian.
2) So, since Paul used these proofs to help the Jews of his day believe in Jesus, today we also examined several very powerful evidences/proofs that Jesus was the Christ and of the Gospel, from the scriptures. We read over, and I explain some of the very scriptures that Paul would have shown them almost two thousand years ago.
3) Lastly, we focused on the ways that the Jews in our scripture responded to the evidences/proofs that Paul shared with them.
Come and take a listen and be blown away by all of the amazing prophetic details that God caused to be true in order to help us believe that Jesus is the Christ, or Messiah, or Saviour of the world.
Then once you take a listen and challenged with the proof I give you today, decide how you will respond to the very powerful undisputable info of Jesus being the Christ, or the Saviour of the world.
May the Lord bless you as you diligently seek Him
Pastor Ed Spagnoli
