"supposing to add affliction to my bonds". The Apostle Paul was referring to those who sought to ridicule his faith and who made evil insinuations about the followers of the Lord. Their intentions back-fired for, as Paul says later, 'every way … Christ is preached'. Today there are those around who take delight in stirring ... Read more

"He was a burning and a shining light". John was what all who hear God's voice should be. He shone in the darkness that was around in his day. He was more anxious to convey the truth than to please his hearers. Note these distinctive features about his ministry. 1 He ever exalted Jesus, preparing ... Read more

"whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple". A turning point came in the 21st chapter. Up to that time the Apostle had more or less been free to plan and make his own itinerary. In this chapter he was mobbed by his fellow countrymen in Jerusalem and rescued by the Roman militia ... Read more