"When I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance and saw him [Jesus] saying to me, ‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’ (Acts 22:17-18 ESV) These are Paul's words. He's standing on the steps of Roman… Continue reading The Biblical principle of fleeing persecution
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The Religion of the Pharisees (Part 6)
The Pharisees were the representatives of the Divine law — not only of that given to Israel on Mount Sinai, but also of those more secret ordinances which were only verbally communicated to Moses, in explanation of, and in addition to the law." (Edersheim) Their numbers were incredibly small.... Yet this inconsiderable minority could cast… Continue reading The Religion of the Pharisees (Part 6)
