The Blueprint - Part 3 [44:32m]:
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Acts 2:36-47 [+/-]Acts 2:36-47
[36]Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain
that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom
you crucified."
[37]Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart,
and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers,
what shall we do?" [38]And Peter said to them, "Repent and
be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ
for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the
gift of the Holy Spirit. [39]For the promise is for you and
for your children and for all who are far off, everyone
whom the Lord our God calls to himself." [40]And with many
other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them,
saying, "Save yourselves from this crooked generation."
[41]So those who received his word were baptized, and there
were added that day about three thousand souls.
[42]And they devoted themselves to the apostles'
teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and
the prayers. [43]And awe came upon every soul, and many
wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.
[44]And all who believed were together and had all things
in common. [45]And they were selling their possessions and
belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had
need. [46]And day by day, attending the temple together and
breaking bread in their homes, they received their food
with glad and generous hearts, [47]praising God and having
favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their
number day by day those who were being saved. (ESV)
Anne came home from Cleveland this summer with a book she wanted me to read. Our son-in-law’s mother is an avid reader and had shared the book with her. The book is the autobiography of a once devoutly Muslim and now openly atheistic humanist Ayan Hirsi Ali entitiled Infidel. It is not a book to read when you are feeling down and depressed. But it is a book that at least should be read by Christian women. It will help you see the destitution, deprivation, and devastation experienced by Muslim women so that you can know how to pray for them. The Koran teaches that women exist for the pleasure of men and when they do not please men as they desire to be pleased they are to be punished. And you will read of the severities of these punishments.
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