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From the very beginning, [[Paul]] was warned by the Holy [[Spirit]] not to go to [[Jerusalem]] (see chapters 20:23; 21:4; 21:10,11). Luke had also asked him not to go (Luke 21:12). It was settled in [[Paul]]'s mind, though, that even if it meant [[death]], he would make the journey to [[Jerusalem]].
The [[Jews]] in [[Jerusalem]] hated him; and, after he had been there for just a short time, they recognized him and began to yell at him, and a mob attacked him like a pack of wild dogs. It is ironic that on the same stairway to the Roman castle where Pilate had condemned [[Jesus]] to [[death]] 28 years before, [[Paul]] was given the opportunity to make a speech to the mob. This speech was [[Paul]]'s testimony of how Christ had appeared to him on the road to Damascus and how he had been saved from being the chief persecutor of the Christians to a preacher of the Gospel.
Acts 20:21 records these words: "Testifying both to the [[Jews]], and also to the Greeks, repentance toward [[God]], and [[faith]] toward our [[Lord]] [[Jesus]] Christ." This verse explains so explicitly the two points of salvation. One is repentance (Luke 13:5); the other is [[faith]] toward our [[Lord]] [[Jesus]] Christ (Ephesians 2:8,9). Without repentance, [[Jesus]] says we should all likewise perish, and without [[faith]] it is impossible to please [[God]].
Chapter 21 records [[Paul]]'s return to [[Jerusalem]]. One purpose for the journey was to deliver the offerings which he had gathered from Gentile churches in Greece and Asia Minor for the poor saints in [[Jerusalem]]. It was a great offering, for [[Paul]] had spent over a year in gathering it. Again, we see the spirit of brotherly kindness as the offering is given from the Gentile churches to the church at [[Jerusalem]].
From the very beginning, [[Paul]] was warned by the Holy [[Spirit]] not to go to [[Jerusalem]] (see chapters 20:23; 21:4; 21:10,11). Luke had also asked him not to go (Luke 21:12). It was settled in [[Paul]]'s mind, though, that even if it meant [[death]], he would make the journey to [[Jerusalem]].
The [[Jews]] in [[Jerusalem]] hated him; and, after he had been there for just a short time, they recognized him and began to yell at him, and a mob attacked him like a pack of wild dogs. It is ironic that on the same stairway to the Roman castle where Pilate had condemned [[Jesus]] to [[death]] 28 years before, [[Paul]] was given the opportunity to make a speech to the mob. This speech was [[Paul]]'s testimony of how Christ had appeared to him on the road to Damascus and how he had been saved from being the chief persecutor of the Christians to a preacher of the Gospel.
Acts 20:21 records these words: "Testifying both to the [[Jews]], and also to the Greeks, repentance toward [[God]], and [[faith]] toward our [[Lord]] [[Jesus]] Christ." This verse explains so explicitly the two points of salvation. One is repentance (Luke 13:5); the other is [[faith]] toward our [[Lord]] [[Jesus]] Christ (Ephesians 2:8,9). Without repentance, [[Jesus]] says we should all likewise perish, and without [[faith]] it is impossible to please [[God]].
Chapter 21 records [[Paul]]'s return to [[Jerusalem]]. One purpose for the journey was to deliver the offerings which he had gathered from Gentile churches in Greece and Asia Minor for the poor saints in [[Jerusalem]]. It was a great offering, for [[Paul]] had spent over a year in gathering it. Again, we see the spirit of brotherly kindness as the offering is given from the Gentile churches to the church at [[Jerusalem]].