Which way are you walking?
Dr. Roberto Miranda
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: The Book of Acts is a foundational book that teaches us about the acts of the Holy Spirit in the early church and inspires us to believe that the same can be done in our time. It helps us form a supernatural mentality and believe that God still works miracles. The book shows the Holy Spirit working in miraculous ways, even in the midst of persecution and struggles of the fledgling church. The Holy Spirit is moving in our lives and in our church, even if we don't see it. In chapter 9, Saul, a young Pharisee who was hostile to the movement of the Gospel, is introduced. He played a determining role in the history of the church and wrote two-thirds of the New Testament. He had a sincere heart but was misguided until he had a miraculous conversion on the road to Damascus. The Lord had purposes for Saul since before the foundation of the world.
Saul's life reminds us that God is merciful and compassionate, even when we have failed him. God saw Saul's sincere heart and his qualities, and he knew that he needed a man of great physical courage who could argue and write theologically. Saul was walking on the wrong path, and God had to knock him off his horse to change his direction. The conversion process means changing our path, turning to God, and humbling ourselves. We need to let ourselves be held by the hand of Christ and recognize that he is the Lord of lords and the king of kings. We are at a time in humanity's history where the consequences of straying from God's path are being felt, and we need to turn back to him.
The speaker believes that humanity is at a point in history where the word of God is being fulfilled. When societies stray from God's path, there are consequences such as natural disasters, wars, and diseases. The speaker believes that humanity needs to recognize that it is on the wrong path and turn to Jesus Christ for salvation. He uses the example of Saul's conversion to illustrate the need for a crisis in people's lives before they come to Christ. The speaker believes that the Gospel should not be made more comfortable for people but should confront them with the claims of Christ. He encourages people to ask God who he is and what they should do in light of that. The Christian life is about picking oneself up from the fall and entering the city with a new purpose on a different path.
The Christian life is about picking ourselves up from the fall and entering into a new life guided by God. We must ask the Lord where to go and what to do, and be led by the Word of God and the Holy Spirit. We must be like children, relearning everything and putting aside our self-sufficiency. If God is speaking to us and calling us to a new path, we must listen and follow Him. The story of Saul's conversion shows us that God has a purpose for our lives and invites us to join Him on the right path.
Saul's life reminds us that God is merciful and compassionate, even when we have failed him. God saw Saul's sincere heart and his qualities, and he knew that he needed a man of great physical courage who could argue and write theologically. Saul was walking on the wrong path, and God had to knock him off his horse to change his direction. The conversion process means changing our path, turning to God, and humbling ourselves. We need to let ourselves be held by the hand of Christ and recognize that he is the Lord of lords and the king of kings. We are at a time in humanity's history where the consequences of straying from God's path are being felt, and we need to turn back to him.
The speaker believes that humanity is at a point in history where the word of God is being fulfilled. When societies stray from God's path, there are consequences such as natural disasters, wars, and diseases. The speaker believes that humanity needs to recognize that it is on the wrong path and turn to Jesus Christ for salvation. He uses the example of Saul's conversion to illustrate the need for a crisis in people's lives before they come to Christ. The speaker believes that the Gospel should not be made more comfortable for people but should confront them with the claims of Christ. He encourages people to ask God who he is and what they should do in light of that. The Christian life is about picking oneself up from the fall and entering the city with a new purpose on a different path.
The Christian life is about picking ourselves up from the fall and entering into a new life guided by God. We must ask the Lord where to go and what to do, and be led by the Word of God and the Holy Spirit. We must be like children, relearning everything and putting aside our self-sufficiency. If God is speaking to us and calling us to a new path, we must listen and follow Him. The story of Saul's conversion shows us that God has a purpose for our lives and invites us to join Him on the right path.
Acts, chapter 9. So many months ago that for different reasons, we postponed the study of the book of Acts, but I told them that we were not going to close it, but that God has been doing many different things, themes that have come up in the In the interim, weeks of prayer and fasting, and guest speakers, many things, but we want to continue, we have always had it in mind to continue this in-depth examination of the book of Acts.
Because? Because it is a tremendously foundational book. It is the book that teaches us the acts of the Holy Spirit at that key time in the life of the church of Jesus Christ. It is the book that inspires us, to believe that what God did in that time can be done in our time as well, because we have the same Jesus Christ who is the same yesterday, today and forever. It is the book that helps us form a supernatural mentality, as we have said. That mentality that we want to instill in our congregation. A mentality that sees life in an eternal, spiritual, supernatural way, that believes that God still works miracles.
Because? Because it is a tremendously foundational book. It is the book that teaches us the acts of the Holy Spirit at that key time in the life of the church of Jesus Christ. It is the book that inspires us, to believe that what God did in that time can be done in our time as well, because we have the same Jesus Christ who is the same yesterday, today and forever. It is the book that helps us form a supernatural mentality, as we have said. That mentality that we want to instill in our congregation. A mentality that sees life in an eternal, spiritual, supernatural way, that believes that God still works miracles.
