ACTS 9

Continuing in ACTS 9, we observed that the Jews and their leadership were quick to kill or imprison those who believed in Christ. While the Jews no longer try to physically harm Christians, it is interesting that some followers of Islam continue in that approach.

Appointing Paul to reach out to the Gentiles made Christianity blossom; the Gentiles had to have been much easier to convert than Jews and there were more of them than there were Jews.

We also discussed the significant impact certain people can have when sharing the word; Paul had been violently opposed to Christians so when he changed it had a special impact. Even in modern times a man named Leuba made a study of the beliefs of scientists and found that four out of ten believed in God; Copernicus, Kepler, and Newton, for example, were profoundly religious.