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Acts 8:4
Acts 8:4
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Acts 8 — OverviewActs 8 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter we have an account of the persecutions of the
Christians, and the propagating of Christianity thereby. It was
strange, but very true, that the disciples of Christ the more they were
afflicted…Acts 8 — OverviewActs 8 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeActs 8:1, By occasion of the persecution in Jerusalem, the church being planted in Samaria, by Philip the deacon, who preached, did miracles, and baptized many; Acts 8:9, among the rest Simon the sorcerer, a great…Acts 8:1-4Acts 8:1-4 · The Pulpit CommentaryPerversion and restoration.
These verses suggest—
I. HOW FAR FROM RIGHT FEELING WILL WRONG THOUGHTS LEAD MEN ASTRAY.
"Saul was consenting [rejoicing] unto his death" (Acts 8:1). "Saul made havoc of [was ravaging] the…Acts 8:1-4Acts 8:1-4 · The Pulpit CommentaryDiscordant elements obedient to the accomplishing of one purpose.
This short paragraph is not only full of incident, but of strangely contrary kind of incident. It seems at first a mere medley of facts, history's…Acts 8:1-4Acts 8:1-4 · The Pulpit CommentaryProvidence making missionaries.
The disciples of the Lord Jesus were to be missionaries, going everywhere and preaching his gospel to every creature. But they were to begin at Jerusalem, and there wait for "the promise…Acts 8:1-8Acts 8:1-8 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe fruits of persecution.
Persecution is Satan's instrument for checking and, if possible, destroying the truth of God. Our Savior reminds us, in the sermon on the mount, how the prophets, who spake to the people in…
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