- 1. ACTS 18 Acts Chapter 18, Corinth, Claudius Anti-semitism,
apologetics or trying to persuade, our responsibility, do not be
afraid, Gallio of Achaia, Rome's law against new religions,
Sosthenes, Nazirite Vows, Alexandria, a Jew named Apollos, Johns
baptism only, Refuted In Public Ephesus 2004
2. Ephesus 2004 3. ACTS 18 The Finish Of The 2nd Start Of 3rd.
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2:6, Be Not Afraid Genesis 3:10 He said, "I heard the sound of You
in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid
myself. DLK could only find 163 NASU, or 189KJV 6. Acts 18:1 After
this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. 7. Corinth From Corinth
Paul wrote 1 & 2 Thessalonians and Romans 8. Corinth Corinthian
columns at Corinth in south-central Greece. The remains of the
ancient city lie about 50 miles west of Athens, at the eastern end
of the Gulf of Corinth. On mainland Greece, Corinth was the main
center of worship of Aphrodite (Roman: Venus) goddess of sexual
love and beauty. On his second missionary journey the Apostle Paul
spent 1- years preaching the Gospel at Corinth. 9. Greece: Corinth,
Corinthian columns 10. Corinth Canal 2004 11. NAU 2 Corinthians
5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so
that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body,
according to what he has done, whether good or bad. 12. Acts 18:2,
Aquila of Pontus Acts 18:2 There he met a Jew named Aquila, a
native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife
Priscilla 13. PontusPontus was a Roman province and region in the
northeastern part of Asia Minor. 14. Acts 18:2, Claudius
Anti-semitism A.D. 49 Acts 18:2because Claudius had ordered all the
Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, NET Notes say, Claudius
refers to the Roman emperor Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus,
known as Claudius, who ruled from A.D. 4154. The edict expelling
the Jews from Rome was issued in A.D. 49 (Suetonius, Claudius
25.4). Anti-semitism 15. Acts 18:4, , Trying To Persuade Acts 18:4
Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews
and Greeks. he reasoned trying to persuade =apologetics Paul always
seems to use Cosmological, ontological, prophesy, resurrection, and
Jesus is the Christ reasoned is not blind faith or burning in the
bosom 16. Acts 18:5, Acts 18:5 When Silas and Timothy came from
Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching,
testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. He stopped tent
making testifying = personal testimony 17. Acts 18:6, Shake The
Dust Off Your Feet NAU Acts 18:6 But when they resisted and
blasphemed, he shook out his garments and said to them, "Your blood
be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on I will go to the
Gentiles." 18. Acts 18:6, Our Responsibility? Acts 18:6I am clear
of my responsibility We have a responsibility If they reject; Acts
18:6.Your blood be on your own heads!... Where do you suppose the
responsibility lies if we dont, or are not solemnly testifyingthat
Jesus was the Christ (Acts 18:5)? 19. Acts 18:9-11, Do Not Be
Afraid Acts 18:9-11 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision:
"Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. 10 For I am
with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I
have many people in this city." 11 So Paul stayed for a year and a
half, teaching them the word of God. Good memory verse 18 months
with Paul teaching them the word of God Wow! Lucky Corinthians 20.
Acts 18:12, Bible Knowledge Commentary Verses 12-17 form a critical
point in Luke's apologetic. It is important first because of who
Gallio was, a Roman proconsul, governor of Achaia. Any judgment
pronounced by him would establish legal precedent. Furthermore,
Gallio was a brother of Seneca (4 B.C.?- A.D. 65), a philosopher of
great influence in Rome. DLK; Separation of church and state 21.
Acts 18:13-15, Bible Knowledge Commentary 18:13-15. The Jews
charged Paul with persuading the people to worship God in ways
contrary to the Roman law. Rome did not permit the propagation of
new religions. Judaism was an accepted and established belief.
These Jews were saying in effect that Christianity was a new and
different cult, distinct from Judaism. 22. ACTS 18:17 Gallio cared
for none of those things 23. Acts 18:17, Sosthenes NAU Acts 18:17
And they all took hold of Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue,
and began beating him in front of the judgment seat. But Gallio was
not concerned about any of these things. The frustrated Jews took
out the anger on their own leader of the synagogue. Could this be
NAU 1 Corinthians 1:1 Paul, called as an apostle of Jesus Christ by
the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, 2 To the church of God
which is at Corinth 24. Acts 18:18, Cenchrea, Nazirite Vows Acts
18:18 Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he left the
brothers and sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.
Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchrea because of a
vow he had taken. Acts 18:18 Cenchrea was Corinth's main port on
the isthmus. IVP NAU Numbers 6:18 'The Nazirite shall then shave
his dedicated head of hair at the doorway of the tent of meeting,
and take the dedicated hair of his head and put it on the fire
which is under the sacrifice of peace offerings. Paul was told
byActs 21:18James, and all the elders 24 take them and purify
yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so that they may
shave their heads; and all will know that there is nothing to the
things which they have been told about you, but that you yourself
also walk orderly, keeping the Law. 25. Acts 18:18, Cenchrea,
Nazirite Vows Acts 18:18 Paul had his hair cut off at Cenchrea
because of a vow he had taken. He then took the hair to the Temple
in Jerusalem, to be offered. Acts is a transition book from Judaism
into the church. 26. Acts 18:18, Cenchrea 27. Acts 18:18, Acts Is A
Transition Book Acts 18:18 Paulhad his hair cut off at Cenchrea
because of a vow he had taken. Matt 5:36-37 And do not swear by
your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. 37
Simply let your 'Yes' be 'Yes,' and your 'No,' 'No'; anything
beyond this comes from the evil one. James 5:12 Above all, my
brothers, do not swear not by heaven or by earth or by anything
else. Let your "Yes" be yes, and your "No," no, or you will be
condemned. Acts 21:23-24.There are four men with us who have made a
vow. 24 Take these men, join in their purification rites and pay
their expenses, so that they can have their heads shaved. Then
everybody will know there is no truth in these reports about you,
but that you yourself are living in obedience to the law. 28. Acts
18:18, Acts Is A Transition Book At the conclusion of a Nazirite
vow; Num 6:18 "'Then at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the
Nazirite must shave off the hair that he dedicated. He is to take
the hair and put it in the fire that is under the sacrifice of the
fellowship offering. C. Missler (pg. 28) says its not a Nazirite
vow, based on; 1 Cor 11:14 Does not the very nature of things teach
you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him, John
15:5apart from me you can do nothing. James 5:15the prayer offered
in faith [GING] , , 1. prayer . the prayer offered in faith Js
5:15.2. oath, vow Ac 18:18; 21:23.* [pg 82] Bible Knowledge
Commentary, Now the time of the Nazirite vow was over (after about
a year and a half), and Paul got a haircut at Cenchrea (cf. Num
6:1-21). 29. Acts 18:21, God's Will Acts 18:21 But as he left, he
promised, "I will come back if it is God's will." Then he set sail
from Ephesus. James 4:13-16 Now listen, you who say, "Today or
tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry
on business and make money." 14 Why, you do not even know what will
happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for
a little while and then vanishes. 15 Instead, you ought to say, "If
it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that." 30. End
Of 2nd. Missionary Journey Acts 18:22 When he landed at Caesarea,
he went up and greeted the church and then went down to Antioch.
Caesarea, Jerusalem, Antioch Over 300 miles total 31. Acts 18:23,
Start Of 3rd. Missionary Journey 32. Acts 18:23, Start Of 3rd.
Missionary Journey Acts 18:23 After spending some time in Antioch,
Paul set out from there and traveled from place to place throughout
the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
33. Acts 18:24, Apollos An Alexandrian NAU Acts 18:24 Now a Jew
named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man, came to
Ephesus; and he was mighty in the Scriptures. Apollos was a native
of Alexandria, the 2nd largest city in the Empire, of its
population were Jews, cultural and educational center of the world,
great library. 34. Acts 18:24-28 A Jew Named Apollos a learned man,
thorough knowledge of the Scriptures. He had been instructed in the
way of the Lord, he spoke with great fervor and taught about Jesus
accurately, he knew only the baptism of John. He began to speak
boldly in the synagogue Priscilla and Aquilaexplained to him the
way of God more adequately. the brothers encouraged him and wrote
to the disciples there to welcome him he was a great help to those
whobelieved. he vigorously refuted the Jews proving from the
Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ. He was teachable, received
correction well 35. Acts 18:24, GotQuestions.org Ignorance of the
whole Word of God GotQuestions.org talked about; 4. Ignorance of
the whole Word of God. Apollos was a powerful and eloquent
preacher, but he only knew the baptism of John. He was ignorant of
Jesus and His provision of salvation, so his message was
incomplete. Aquila and Priscilla took him aside and explained to
him the way of God more adequately (Acts 18:24-28). After that,
Apollos preached Jesus Christ. Some groups and individuals today
have an incomplete message because they concentrate on certain
passages to the exclusion of others. They fail to compare Scripture
with Scripture. 36. Acts 18:25, Johns Baptism Only NAU Acts 18:25
This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being
fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the
things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism of
John; NAU Acts 18:26 and he began to speak out boldly in the
synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him
aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. 37. Acts
18:28, Refuted In Public NAU Acts 18:28 for he powerfully refuted
the Jews in public, demonstrating by the Scriptures [OT] that Jesus
was the Christ. This is not just Friendship Evangelism they must
hear; NAU Acts 13:7 Sergius Paulus, sought to hear the word of God.
NAU Acts 15:7 the Gentiles would hear the word of the gospel and
believe. NAU Acts 17:32"We shall hear you again concerning this."
38. Acts 18:6, Refuting In Public Will Get Opposition Plan on it,
embrace it NAU Acts 18:6 But when they resisted and blasphemed, he
shook out his garments and said to them, "Your blood be on your own
heads! I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles." George
Whitefield said, If you are going to walk with Jesus Christ, you
are going to be opposed.... In our days, to be a true Christian is
really to become a scandal. --George Whitefield (English preacher
who proved to be one of the vessels used by God in the Great
Awakening) 39. Ephesus Theater The End