The word “scattered” is used only four times in the book of Acts, but its significance is much greater than that number would suggest. By the time Luke wrote his gospel, “scattered” had a well-established meaning. It went back to the days of Babel when the people rebelled against God’s purpose for them to spreadContinue reading “Scattered”
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It Seemed Good to Me
When Luke was writing the introduction to his gospel, he noted two groups of people: “those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word” (1:2), and “many” who were compiling “a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us” (1:1). The first group would be the apostles, and the other wouldContinue reading “It Seemed Good to Me”
