This is a good and interesting question because it takes us back to the context in which a very familiar scripture is often used. Acts 17:11 says, "These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with a...
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10 Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all rea...
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The Holy Spirit through Paul called the Bereans of old "noble" because of their attitude toward God's word. They were willing to give Paul a hearing, but they compared what he taught them with the law of Moses to see if those thin...
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They did what we all need to do. They checked anything they were taught to make sure it was consistent with God’s Word. See “Look in the Bible” for more on this.
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"And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of ...
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Earlier I mentioned that reading The Purpose Driven Life and checking it out with the Bible is a tedious task. Let me illustrate this using one of Warren’s Bible references. Here is Warren’s quote, “The Bible says, ‘Self-help is no help at...
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We should always check teachings and doctrines against Scripture. If we don't, that's when errors start creeping into the churches. I have attended several churches where there are serious errors being taught because no one will challenge t...
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