Macedonia and Achaia, Acts 17:1-15

This post concerns preaching in Macedonia and Achaia.

Macedonia and Achaia discusses what happened to Paul as he continued to preach in Europe.

When Paul, Silas, and Timothy left Philippi, they traveled westward to Thessalonica, Acts 17:1-3. “…where… a synagogue of the Jews. And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving… necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you…the Christ.”

Many were converted to Christianity. However, the jealous Jews formed a mob, Acts 17:6-7. “…These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.”

When they could not find Paul, they seized several new converts and dragged them into court. The disturbed, local authorities extracted security from Jason and then let them go.

So, at night, the brethren sent Paul, Silas, and Timothy further west to Berea, Acts 17:10-11. “…when they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.”

The result: many were baptized into Christ.

However, the Thessalonian Jews came and caused trouble.

This trouble caused Paul to leave Silas and Timothy behind in Berea and move by sea to Athens, Greece.

This post shows the difficulties that Paul experienced in preaching the gospel in Europe.

Also, these verses encourage us to continue to teach and preach despite any difficulty the Devil may bring our way.

So, what did we learn?

1.Paul faithfully preached despite fierce opposition.

2.The Bereans were more noble, because they examined the scriptures to determine truthfulness.

3.We should duplicate such faithful teachings today.

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