We Are Turning To…YOU! S5e87 Acts13:46

The sharp sticks of opposition point to Paul's ARGUMENT and then point to Paul's PERSON.  That is called reviling.  It is where you attack the person rather than the argument.  It is speech that seeks not to win the debate, but to demean, denigrate, and disrespect the guy you are arguing with.  It is a cheap shot.  Below the belt. I think it is Paul's first personal experience with PERSECUTION.  

Jesus pre-exampled this experience and gave the right strategy for managing it in 1 Peter 2:19-24. The one word summary is ENTRUST.  It is a process that pleases God and prepares us.

Here is our Acts passage good news:  all this opposition and REVILING results in something good for me and probably for you.  All the rebellion, protests, and persecutions from one people group ends up with another people group getting the good news.  Paul says we are turning to the gentiles.  The gospel goes global.  You are probably a part of it.  Share this podcast, in some way, with some part of the globe.  Subscribe at bewithme.us or Apple podcasts or google podcasts or Spotify.