Read slowly and look for 1 or 2 things that really stand out from this text. Meditate on those truths.
Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed. 2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. 3 So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands. 4 But the people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews and some with the apostles. 5 When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them, 6 they learned of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country, 7 and there they continued to preach the gospel.What stands out to you in this passage of Scripture?
One thing that keeps on going through my mind is the amount of hate that gets stirred up for Jesus...it's not what these guys were nesciserly doing more what they were standing for. This passage makes me think of two things, first one being that Jesus came to his own people and the ones that should have accepted him rejected him...so it makes sense that these men were being opposed. The second one being we are a constant reminder to them of what is to
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