The year of living biblically about a jew who tried to live a. Bible study for bereans gleanings from the book of acts tweet. It was a rather contentious meeting in which most of the other board members pleaded. According to the book of acts, chapter 17 verse 11, paul of tarsus and silas preached at berea, and the inhabitants. The tradition from the earliest days of the church has been that luke, a companion of the apostle paul, wrote the books of luke and acts colossians 4. We first see that they were more fairminded noble, kjv than the jews of thessalonica. The account of paul and silas in this location is recorded in acts 17.
As a second volume to lukes gospel, it joins what jesus began to do and to teach 1. The bereans response to the good news must have encouraged paul. The king james version translates the word variously as ask, question, discern, examine, judge, search. Acts 17 esv paul and silas in thessalonica bible gateway. It reads, the brothers immediately sent paul and silas away by night to berea, and when they arrived they went into the. The book of acts, also called acts of the apostles, does not specifically identify its author. Acts bible book with full chapters king james version.
Shortly before the book was to go to press, we had a ges board meeting. Bible verses related to bereans from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order acts 17. In ancient times, the bereans were the inhabitants of the city of berea, also known in the bible. Paul and silas preached to them during pauls second missionary journey. Audio video bible alexander scourby kjv 3,045 views. Berean bible society po box 756 germantown, wi 530220756 phone. The berean s example was a balanced one in that they separated themselves from the world. The book of acts provides a bridge for the writings of the nt. It is his divine will that young people come to faith in jesus christ and find salvation through the gospel and the work of the holy spirit to bring them to faith. The believers immediately sent paul to the coast, but silas and timothy stayed at berea. Why do you people use a catholic book to ridicule the very institution who gave you the book. Founded in edinburgh in 1773, the berean church followed a modified form of calvinism. The book of acts is the book between the earthly ministry of the son of god, which closed about 33 a.
We are studying pauls second missionary journey, which is recorded in five chapters in the middle of the book of acts. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. In it was a chapter in which he somewhat contradicted the findings in my dissertation. I pray that we look more like the bereans who are listening carefully as we are taught from gods word. These were more noble than those in thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and. Acts 17 now when they had passed through amphipolis and apollonia, they came to thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the jews. To comply with the decisions made by the state of wisconsin, our offices are temporarily closed until further notice. Acts chapter 16 king james version kjv alexander scourby free audio video bible duration. Who were the bereans, who are mentioned in the new testament. However, we are adapting our operations to continue to process orders and gifts, receive phone calls, and. May 02, 2020 the book of acts shows how god essentially took a group of fisherman and commoners and used them to turn the world upside down acts 17. However, they had access to the old testament, the bible of their time.
Those who escorted paul brought him to athens and then left with instructions for silas and timothy to join him as soon as possible. The ancient bereans have a wonderful biblical reputation. Even the citys name hints at a vastly different nature than that described in matthew 23. He has crossed the aegean sea to philippi, where he preached the gospel, was beaten and imprisoned, and founded a church. These bereans had a much more positive response to the gospel message than some that paul had encountered. Gleanings from the book of acts berean bible society. Bereans 2000 defending the king james bible posts facebook. In acts 17, luke contrasts the response of some jews in thessalonica with those in berea.
Now the berean jews were of more noble character than those in thessalonica, for they received the. In fact, all three episodes in acts 17 show that the gospel was presented in a rational and reasonable fashion. The book of acts niv audio holy bible high quality and best speed book 44 duration. Bereans 2000 defending the king james bible home facebook. He has crossed the aegean sea to philippi, where he preached the gospel, was beaten and imprisoned, and founded a. The bereans were residents of the city of berea in macedonia. Ephesians, philippians, colossians, i timothy, philemon, titus and ii timothy. The book of acts is the second book written by luke, the first one being the book of luke, the third book of the gospel. Bereans 2000 defending the king james bible shared a post. The character of the bereans 11 now the bereans were more nobleminded than the thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book. These were more noble than those in thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily. The bereans searched the scriptures scripture catholic. The bible mentions its name only a few times, but we tend to remember it. Bible verses related to bereans from the king james version kjv by relevance. It had congregations in scotland, london and bristol, but mainly merged with the congregationalists after barclays death in 1798. As any biblical student knows, it is the berean s approach to the scripture and their response to it that makes them an interesting study. This does not mean that the bereans constantly questioned the scriptures to prove or disprove what they were learning. Kjv the book of acts is the historical link between the.
How often do we go home and read the bible for ourselves to know that what we hear our pastor says is true. Kjv bible verses from acts, often referred to as the acts of the apostles, is not to be considered as a history of what was done by all the apostles, who were dispersed into different nations. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of acts in the bible king james version. Unlike the unbelieving thessalonian jews, these hearers were eager to. Hitchcocks bible name dictionary mentions that the name berea represents something that is heavy or weighty. The book of acts is the record of that commission beingcarried out. Historically, the bereans also called beroeans, barclayans or barclayites were a protestant sect following former scottish presbyterian minister john barclay 17341798. God took a christianhating murderer and transformed him into historys greatest christian evangelist, the author of almost half the books of the new testament. They were more noble because of their willing reception of the word of god.
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