Tonight we’re studying ACTS 16: 1-7

Pastor Greg Diamanti
CHRISTIAN FAMILY Church Of God
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STUDY NOTES:

ACTS CHAPTER 16:
Verses 1-3… Paul meets Timothy whose mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was a Greek (unbeliever).  He has Timothy circumcised due to all the Jewish people who were in those parts, for they knew his father was a Greek.
1st Corinthians 9:19-23… (It appears Paul must have made his decision on Timothy’s circumcision based on what he writes to the Corinthians).
However, let’s consider the case of “Titus”, also a companion of Paul.
Titus 2:3-5... (Titus was most likely a Gentile from Antioch (Galatians 2:3) who was brought to Christ by Paul (Titus 1:4), fourteen years after Paul himself had been converted.  At that time, when the dispute arose about the circumcision of Gentiles, Titus accompanied Paul to Jerusalem. 
While there, some dogmatic Jewish brethren insisted that Titus be circumcised.  Paul would not allow it for the sake of principle (Galatians 2:5, 16.  To do otherwise would imply that all non-Jewish Christians were second-class citizens in the church.
We sometimes may be tempted to “cave in” to the desires of “religious” people who want to put us back into bondage to the Law……but what does the Scripture say?
Romans 3:1-20… Galatians 1:6-10… Galatians 2:16-21…
Galatians 3:1-11… Galatians 5:1-9…                                                                                 
Verses 4-5… the churches were strengthened and increasing in number daily.
Isaiah 44:24-26… Isaiah 55:11… Matthew 5:16-18… Hebrews 4:12…
1st Peter 2:2… Ephesians 4:11-16…
          Verses 6-7… The Holy Spirit did not permit the Apostles to speak the word in Asia.
Matthew 10:1-6… Isaiah 55:8-9… Ecclesiastes 3:1, 11…
Romans 11:33-36… John 16:13-15…
 
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