When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
Paul and Barnabas reported not their own deeds but what God alone had done through them, this matters greatly, lest anyone foolishly credit them as partners with God in the work. The Gentiles' entry into the Church astonished the Jews as a kind of monster, yet the Lord had plainly opened that door.
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The Jews from Antioch pursued Paul everywhere, restless to strangle the Gospel wherever it gained ground. They turned the fickle mob against him with accusations of sedition, and the people stoned him and dragged him out as dead; yet God raised him up again. See how easily carnal hearts swing from one extreme of evil to another, for want of sober consideration.
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Commenting on Acts 14:19-28
Paul and Barnabas stayed long at Antioch with the disciples before their next journey, likely held there by disputes with judaizing Christians over the law's observance. The next chapter tells how these contentions were settled.
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