the early church was a mix of greeks and hebrews

some things for you to ponder....

timothy was half greek, half jew; the jewishness came from his mother

i'm reading a lot of acts as of late(i love how the cambridge kjv has a 2 year bible reading plan in the back which covers 1 chapter from 1 book in the new testament and 1 chapter from the old each day; helps make bible reading not get so bogged down), and much of the early church endeavors were from jersusalem, out to various greek cities, which had jews splattered around here and there. as a result, when many people came to know christ in various cities, not only did the jews become christians, but so did the greeks. paul and silas, it seems, were the ones in charge of this ministry, but paul also took with him timothy wherever he went, or so i'm getting the idea of that; sorta like an apprentice.

berea in particular, is impressive, because the bereans ALWAYS compared what people told them to what the scriptures actually said. as a result, many of them turned to christ. the facts speak for themselves; i only wish many more of us took after the bereans; i'm trying my share at it; that's why i've come to believe the things i believe as of late.

of course, you know how i feel about antioch, and acts writes a lot about antioch; i think there's verses stating how paul and barnabas spent a lot of time there, building up and checking back on the churches there.

but despite all the growth, satan always breeds opposition, and in almost every place where there was growth, there was jews that tried to stir up the government and similar ish.

just some things to think about...

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peace and love and prayers to the mexico team, and praises to our god for bringing the taiwan team back safely...

time to take my christian life during this summer up a notch...