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Is that a quote from scripture? I am not going to read chapter 13 to try and figure out your point.
Seems more like another redirect.
You are making this too easy..
Hi @BobRyan, here is another informative post that included another passage from
Acts to help illustrate further.
your point that there were gentiles - god-fearing saved gentiles that went to the synagogues (so not pagan at all) is already accepted. That is not what Paul is condemning. In fact in Acts 13 he approves them in that state!!
Acts 13
15 After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue officials sent word to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say it.” 16 Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said,
“Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen: 17 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, ...23 From the descendants of this man, according to promise, God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus,...
26 “Brothers, sons of Abraham’s family, and those among you who fear God, to us the message of this salvation has been sent
Just as we see in Acts 10
Now there was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian cohort, 2 a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and made many charitable contributions to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually. 3 About the ninth hour of the day he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God who had just come in and said to him, “Cornelius!” 4 And he looked at him intently and became terrified, and said, “What is it, lord?” And he said to him, “Your prayers and charitable gifts have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
Hi @BobRyan, Here's one you ignored.
Your reference to Acts 18:4 where "every Sabbath" Paul is preaching on Sabbath to both gentiles and Jews - creates a problem for your view (even in Acts 14) because the text says some of them were fully accepting the Gospel - and yet continue to come back Sabbath after Sabbath (every Sabbath) for more Gospel preaching. The very thing you appear to want to re-cast as a return to paganism.
Your argument does not survive that detail that you bring out in your own post.
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That's what I do.
Don't think I don't appreciate how easy you are making this to see that your argument is not working.
You "really" need to read this post... it will help your argument
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