Sunday 15 January 2012
Risk.
Acts 15:22-29
22 Then it pleased the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas who was also named Barsabas,[a] and Silas, leading men among the brethren. 23 They wrote this, letter by them: The apostles, the elders, and the brethren, To the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings. 24 Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, “You must be circumcised and keep the law”[b]—to whom we gave no such commandment— 25 it seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 26 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 27 We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who will also report the same things by word of mouth. 28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: 29 that you abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality.[c] If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.
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I really enjoyed this contemplation. I always have such a hard time doing quiet time with Acts, it always seems like a historical account to me!
ReplyDeleteI loved how you took from thier example and showed how they were following the Holy Spirit.
thank you for the clarification, this passage means so much more now.
ReplyDeletei like that you touched on comfort, it seems like all our possessions are in support of a very comforting life, and without them we would panic.
It's very important that we do not place such emphasis on these things, because in a way that would be like creating idols for ourselves.
thank you for clarifying this passage so well, your definition of discipleship really helped.
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