Study 41 From The Book of Acts
Is: Acts 21:1-16
- Paul continues his journey to
Jerusalem. Follow the route of the
voyage on a map. Note, especially,
the moving scene in verse 5, and the part that hospitality played (verses
4, 7, 8, 16). What insights does
this give us about the influence of a Christian home on visitors and
children?
- How are we to understand these
warnings of the Spirit? To Paul’s friends they seemed to say ‘Do not go to
Jerusalem’. But, Paul himself did not so interpret them. Is the
explanation that the Spirit gave clear warning of peril and suffering, and
Paul’s friends in their human affection interpreted this in one way, while
Paul regarded it in another and deeper way? Cf. 20:23, 24; Mt. 16:21-23.
What would your reaction have been in the same situation?
