And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
Paul disputed from the Scriptures alone, and here lies the line: in matters of faith, God's authority must reign, not human decree. The Jews honored His Word where the Pope mocks it; they suffered Paul to argue Scripture while Rome calls it ambiguous babble fit only for her own decrees.
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Paul did not fail or grow discouraged after the shameful treatment at Philippi; opposition made him more resolute, and no force but the Spirit of power from on high could have sustained him through such trials. He passed through smaller cities but rested in Thessalonica, divinely directed where to sow and where to move on.
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Commenting on Acts 17:1-9
Paul kept his old habit, attending the synagogue week after week, three Sabbaths running, reasoning from the Old Testament itself. He worked from books the Jews acknowledged and arguments they could not answer, pressing the case that the Messiah must suffer and die for sins.
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