DOES GOD REALLY NEED ME TO BE A WITNESS? (6 OF 8)
Scripture: Acts 13:26-32, Acts 13:34-43, Acts 13:45-51
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Does God Really Need Me to Be a Witness? (6 of 8)
Series: Acts: The Gospel Gone Viral
Jonathan McLeod
Acts 13:26-51
And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed (Acts 13:48).
NOT NEEDED?
Acts 13:48 says, ''As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.'' Jesus told the apostles, ''You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth'' (1:8). But if God has already ''appointed to eternal life'' those who will believe, do we really need to be witnesses?
[Read Acts 13:26-51.]
THE GOSPEL IS FOR EVERYONE!
In Acts 10, God reveals to Peter that the gospel is not just for the Jews; it's for the Gentiles too. The gospel is for everyone! [Summarize Acts 11.]
In Acts 9, when Saul is converted, God says, ''He is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles'' (9:15). In Acts 13, that's what Saul does. After the Jews in one particular city reject the gospel, Saul announces, ''We are turning to the Gentiles'' (13:46).
Saul quotes Isaiah 49:6: ''I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth'' (13:47). It was God's plan to bring salvation to the Gentiles. ''When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed'' (13:48).
DIVINE SOVEREIGNTY AND HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY
In 13:48 we see two biblical doctrines that appear to be incompatible: divine sovereignty (''appointed'') and human responsibility (''believe ...
Series: Acts: The Gospel Gone Viral
Jonathan McLeod
Acts 13:26-51
And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed (Acts 13:48).
NOT NEEDED?
Acts 13:48 says, ''As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.'' Jesus told the apostles, ''You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth'' (1:8). But if God has already ''appointed to eternal life'' those who will believe, do we really need to be witnesses?
[Read Acts 13:26-51.]
THE GOSPEL IS FOR EVERYONE!
In Acts 10, God reveals to Peter that the gospel is not just for the Jews; it's for the Gentiles too. The gospel is for everyone! [Summarize Acts 11.]
In Acts 9, when Saul is converted, God says, ''He is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles'' (9:15). In Acts 13, that's what Saul does. After the Jews in one particular city reject the gospel, Saul announces, ''We are turning to the Gentiles'' (13:46).
Saul quotes Isaiah 49:6: ''I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth'' (13:47). It was God's plan to bring salvation to the Gentiles. ''When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed'' (13:48).
DIVINE SOVEREIGNTY AND HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY
In 13:48 we see two biblical doctrines that appear to be incompatible: divine sovereignty (''appointed'') and human responsibility (''believe ...
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