But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
When the gospel gains ground, the wicked's rage kindles all the hotter. These Jews could not stomach that the Gentiles were made equal heirs of God's doctrine, which they deemed their own inheritance; overcome by argument, they harden into blasphemy. Satan drives them to madness: when truth is plainly set before us, we must take heed lest we rush over that precipice.
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Those Jews who left the synagogue confessed their unbelief as plainly as believers confess their faith by staying. They stopped their ears like the deaf adder, resolved not to be convinced. God never leaves any until they first leave Him.
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Commenting on Acts 13:42-52
Those ordained to eternal life believe; faith is not the cause of election but its fruit and certain effect. The phrase sounds strange in other tongues, but the meaning holds: as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
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