John Chiarello
Acts 25
ACTS 25 Acts 25:19 But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
Links to my sites here and the bottom of every post- https://ccoutreach87.com/links-to-my-sites-updated-10-2018/
Acts 25 videos-
https://1drv.ms/v/s!Aocp2PkNEAGMg202UhWtOO2o1BhS
https://www.dropbox.com/s/eelcggyqfvg9aiu/10-10-17%20Acts%2025.mp4?dl=0
https://mega.nz/file/nH5kCBqQ#EYY2Evyo_0__vlfD6Kskb0qVuh_ls14VPy8G7zkSS-w
https://youtu.be/GO_EbKzNSpk https://ccoutreach87.com/10-10-17-acts-25/ https://ccoutreach87.com/10-10-17-acts-25-2/
ON VIDEO- .Paul’s appeals .The new governor comes in .festus replaces Felix .The local court out of Jerusalem still had the plot! .From Ceasarea to Jerusalem was about 60 miles- a 2 day trip back then https://www.britannica.com/place/Caesarea .Paul appeals- to Nero! .Why? .Seneca the Stoic .King Agrippa the 2nd- and Bernice the queen .Wait- aren’t they brother and sister? .Bernice is the oldest daughter of Agrippa the 1st- and Agrippa the 2nd is his son .How they they be King and Queen? .Can you solve this riddle? .Homer- Iliad- Odyssey
TEACHING - Just a few notes- these past few chapters are simply covering Paul’s appeals thru the local court system [Sanhedrin] and going up the ladder to the top court of the land- Caesar of Rome.
The caesar at this time- is Nero- http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/nero Nero was one of the worst persecutors of the early church- yet Paul took his case to him. Why?
At this stage Nero was not ‘as bad’ as we know him to be later on. He actually will martyr both Paul and Peter later on. Yet at this stage of the game he was influenced by Seneca- a Stoic philosopher- https://dailystoic.com/seneca/
Though the Stoics were not considered Christians- they did indeed have moral elements to their teaching. Self denial- stuff like that.
So it would not be strange for Paul to take his case to him. Another point- Paul has been sitting in the ‘county jail’ for 2 years by now. Governor Felix left office- and festus took his place.
So the case is reviewed by the new governor- And after 2 years- the high priest at Jerusalem [the top judge in the county] still wants to kill Paul! We see a lot of corruption in the system- and how those who hold seats of authority- positions the public should be able to respect- yet these same people are some of the most corrupt of the day.
Yet- we also see Festus- and in his dealings with Paul- he does what is right. The local court out of Jerusalem wants Festus to bring Paul to them- so they could carry out the plot to kill Paul.
Paul is aware of the plot- for 2 years now. And he appeals his case to Rome- and Festus takes the appeal. I’ll add my past teaching below- but wanted to simply give this update- John.
NOTE- The regular PAST POSTS and VERSES section is still below- but I made this short post [below] last night- thinking I might do a daily ‘roll out’- But didn’t want to waist an entire post just for this- so I stuck it here- [More below] I also talked about a strange experience I had- it involved a person who was put to death last night in Texas [2 nights ago now] I talked about it on an upcoming teaching post- KINGS 13- but here’s the news link- http://www.kztv10.com/story/36586596/inmate-executed-for-beeville-prison-guards-death His sister asked me to pray for him a few years ago- I did- Then she asked me to pray for her brother again- because he was on death row- again? Well it will be explained on the KINGS 13 post- I thought maybe his sister was wrong- she wasn’t. Most of my Bluff friends would know his sister- but I won’t mention her name here [If I do a roll out- I might mention it before the kings 13 post- there are a few issues I might want to talk about as well]. This was her 2nd brother- on death row.
PAST POSTS- [Past teaching that relates to this post- Acts 25- Verses below]
ACT 25- Festus hears the Jews at Jerusalem, they want him to bring Paul to Jerusalem. Festus goes back to Caesarea and asks Paul ‘why don’t you go back with me’? Paul appeals to Caesar! Of course going to Rome was part of the plan. Now King Agrippa [another one of the many ruling authorities that Rome had over the people!] comes to Caesarea and Festus tells him about Paul. Agrippa will get a strong word in the next chapter. Also the Jews come down from Jerusalem and accuse Paul of many things. I want to make a note here. In the area of apologetics, which we do a lot of, you need to be careful that you don’t jump on the bandwagon of unfounded accusations. There are and have been real doctrinal heresies that needed to be dealt with, but some of the apologists really get personal. Even calling family members degrading names! In Paul’s case he had accusations that were not true. He does defend himself against the false ones, but also admitted that he believes in Christ’s resurrection and that this is considered heresy among certain Jews. Paul’s main message was Christ and the resurrection! As we get ready to close our study in a few more days, I want to recap the importance of seeing Jesus and his fulfillment of the Old Testament prophets as the main message of the Apostles. This early teaching by the Apostles needs to be the ‘tradition’ if you will, once again. We [believers] have a tendency to delve deeply into all sorts of stuff. Paul will warn his spiritual sons ‘don’t get lost in endless genealogies and debates about the law’ and Hebrews says ‘it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace, not with meats [legalistic doctrines] which have been unprofitable to those who have gone that route’. Now, you guys know I believe in correct doctrine, and Paul wasn’t advocating ‘no doctrine’. But it is easy to get lost in endless debates that lead to nowhere. Ultimately our goal is to present every man perfect in Christ. Paul will stick with this message all the way to Rome! https://ccoutreach87.com/overview-of-philosophy/ ACTS- Acts 1
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/07/acts-1-text.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/07/09/acts-1-text/
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1127926303727005696?referrer=ccoutreach87
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/pa5fytdcmeb_0o3k_44qcq
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-13014806
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-1-3
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-1
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48730326-acts-1
https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104483660143238159
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-1-4e7c9783f368?source=---------1------------------
https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-1
http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-1-671b63d9-ef8b-49cc-a697-b100a10b51d0
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-1-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2173932/acts-1
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/07/09/acts-1-text/
Acts 2
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/07/acts-2-text.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/07/14/acts-2-text/
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1129736078525673472?referrer=ccoutreach87
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/hypbnm_b2ue_oonnuu63ya
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-21118886
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-2-3
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-2
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48756669-acts-2
https://share.par.pw/post/699c8a1bc1204d8a9402f5f00b9b131f
https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104511927755326967
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-2-420ab08196be?source=---------2------------------
https://steemit.com/@ccoutreach
http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-2-91b118f5-6286-4afe-9d08-03cfc0673554
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-2-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2177771/acts-2
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/07/14/acts-2/
http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/07/acts-2.html
Acts 3
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/07/acts-3-text.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/07/16/acts-3-text/
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1130467870836252672?referrer=ccoutreach87
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/uu2zfvigiofar0jl7mnkhw
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-39441566
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-3-3
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-3
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48768047-acts-3
https://share.par.pw/post/5b166caec11a4446b383c41943b96b31
https://mastodon.social/@ccoutreach87
https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104523365507211648
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-3-8e9ab2f04b9e?source=---------2------------------
https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-3
http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-3-ed6b4ebd-479e-48ab-a751-e00e247f03f6
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-3-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2179508/acts-3
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/07/16/acts-3/
http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/07/acts-3.html
Acts 4
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/07/acts-4-text.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/07/21/acts-4-text/
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1132261735736111104?referrer=ccoutreach87
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/znv8s33jd97afgccl-1dsa
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-43647073
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-4-3
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-4
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48789492-acts-4
https://parler.com/post-view?q=6d605e24aea14f43b196785e961f6865
https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104551399928052761
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-4-6416d610445a?source=---------2------------------
https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-4
http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-4-a3294f11-48c1-40bf-afb4-4a113b8cf284
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2183172/acts-4
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/07/21/acts-4/
http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/07/acts-4.html
Acts 5
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/07/acts-5-text.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/07/23/acts-5-text/
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1132996622881796096?referrer=ccoutreach87
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/x3dxtignx62nwtlgqq04vg
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-56177730
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-5-3
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-5
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48799547-acts-5
https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=216193
https://share.par.pw/post/8e2452108971405dbbd1facb0e2a7fab
https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104562821327350506
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-5-46295e59f39b?source=---------2------------------
https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-5
http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-5-bdbf39cc-eec0-474c-8fc6-bbc26da0b6f5
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-5-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2185316/acts-5
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/07/23/acts-5/
http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/07/acts-5.html
Acts 6
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/07/acts-6-text.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/07/28/acts-6-8/
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1134805331470696448?referrer=ccoutreach87
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/_8o4g8yelwjtw2yolfkpua
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-67909323
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-6-3
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-6
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48826153-acts-6
https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=217068
https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-6-xgdqvxq
https://parler.com/post-view?q=046c4c072de24b518c2bbbfe1c2af814
https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104591120535196827
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-6-fdfa369c0555?source=---------2------------------
https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-6
http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-6-8dafe23d-5150-41f4-aafe-fe5af3620364
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-6-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2190073/acts-6
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/07/28/acts-6/
http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/07/acts-6.html
Acts 7
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/07/acts-7-text.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/07/30/acts-7-text/
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1135531300650958848?referrer=ccoutreach87
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/s64muopw0emuo8mjpu5fdg
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-73600699
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-7-3
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-7
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48836002-acts-7
https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=217351
https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-7-xmdrxgn
https://share.par.pw/post/52fe0f08d1e04e11bda084fcbdcf0d91
https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104602459675522613
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-7-b5da7219ec30?source=---------2------------------
https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-7
http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-7-56ffdde7-bc60-42d1-8435-1df52894b811
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-7-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2191777/acts-7
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/07/30/acts-7/
Acts 8
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/08/acts-8-text.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/08/04/acts-8-text/
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1137339184075583488?referrer=ccoutreach87
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/wc-c8qfvyzjtwgdka1w7oa
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-87334430
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-8-3
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-8
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48857487-acts-8
https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=218122
https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-8-xwnkpme
https://share.par.pw/post/e300ba49c20a435789b22067bf17d63c
https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104630711421301469
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-8-c6dcd2e6c34f?source=---------2------------------
https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-8
http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-8-bc24de87-c677-45bd-84b3-e3562df948cd
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-8-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2195597/acts-8
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/08/04/acts-8/
http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/08/acts-8.html
Acts 9
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/08/acts-9.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/08/06/acts-9-text-2/
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1138074162488729600?referrer=ccoutreach87
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/p8rod3i0onzwt7u3ub8eeq
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-91808719
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-9-3
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-9
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48871750-acts-9
https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=218443
https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-9-xpjrwov
https://parler.com/post-view?q=5142936fbcf94bd1a24f55238f8c2d22
https://share.par.pw/post/5142936fbcf94bd1a24f55238f8c2d22
https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104642204681431651
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-9-1bb3b6e928ba?source=---------2------------------
https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-9
http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-9-e1691f8d-3ef8-4c6e-89a0-ca619c51cbbf
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-9-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2197458/acts-9
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/08/06/acts-9/
http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/08/acts-9.html
Acts 10
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/08/acts-10-text.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/08/13/acts-10-text/
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1140608187680903168?referrer=ccoutreach87
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/j85zth8qy_zlghuvppzi2w
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-108152647
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-10-3
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48909480-acts-10
https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=219297
https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-10-xmdxrzm
https://share.par.pw/post/e83c2c177d654cae8cc1a8fa44903cb7
https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104681783130005580
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-10-30035b157b91?source=---------2------------------
https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-10
http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-10-b8bd09cd-ecfa-4e3e-8519-66cc8cec2345
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-10-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2203338/acts-10
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/08/13/acts-10/
http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/08/acts-10.html
Acts 11
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/08/acts-11-text.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/08/18/acts-11-text/
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1142430149605695488?referrer=ccoutreach87
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/ktygjeyojgt1rccjqr2fxa
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-116127257
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-11-3
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-11
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48933178-acts-11
https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=219921
https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-11-xmdxzoo
https://share.par.pw/post/af8d8cf8b60c46b3a378464baf93c7d0
https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104710281325222346
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-11-90ce852f18ac?source=---------2------------------
https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-11
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-11-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2207777/acts-11
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/08/18/acts-11/
http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/08/acts-11.html
Acts 12
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/08/acts-12-text.html?m=0
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/u6nqm4utak7hvlad2et-nw
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-12-3
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-12
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/show/48943494-acts-12
https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=220215
https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-12-xkkvkzr
https://share.par.pw/post/6576c0c7742d49b7934bbf12ad5207ae
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-12-47ef1ece8e63?source=---------7------------------
https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-12
http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-12-4773e36d-97a0-4133-aed5-60742c12bf37
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-12-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2209625/acts-12
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/08/20/acts-12-text/
Acts 13
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/08/acts-13-text.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/08/27/acts-13-text-2/
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1145673234190258176?referrer=ccoutreach87
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/c49vuuasg3v0v7zafyjctg
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-134087851
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-13-3
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-13
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48974390-acts-13
https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=221123
https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-13-xroemre
https://share.par.pw/post/9b3c55ae197e40159b08f4aa50234db7
https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104760954742461039
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-13-d31a851efb53?source=---------2------------------
https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-13
http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-13-7ed8ed7c-b8a0-4b62-9229-d9ababc5535a
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-13-2
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-13-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2216374/acts-13
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/08/27/acts-13/
http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/08/acts-13.html
Acts 14
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/acts-14-text.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/01/acts-14-text-2/
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/wixbvetizvj65ywoy_-liw
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1147500070687854592?referrer=ccoutreach87
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-14-3
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-146539612
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-14
https://wt.social/post/dn3mp595329870487441
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/48997642-acts-14
https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=221776
https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-14-xgdgdoo
https://share.par.pw/post/d9ce69e22f474bd9986046b8d57209a8
https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104789491240088631
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-14-6cef2bf4f471?source=---------2------------------
https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-14
http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-14-7ab37144-70e1-4564-8ad7-b8204658bea3
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-14-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2221011/acts-14
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/01/acts-14/
Acts 15
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/video-acts-15-text.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/03/acts-15-text-2/
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/8qcmcosaxfjwyndvbwzjiw
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1148218714961383424?referrer=ccoutreach87
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-15-3
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-155426422
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-15
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/03/acts-15-text-2/
https://wt.social/post/t4gav1i5330441776023
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49008406-acts-15
https://snacpia.com/link/profile/51155
https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-15-xjjlrqw
https://share.par.pw/post/2a93fe52edc94320ad004ba3c58583ea
https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104800716235998927
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-15-91a4de8c93d2?source=---------2------------------
https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-15
http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-15-2f3bf4c4-5d32-4868-a087-c05faaaba0da
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-15-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2223072/acts-15
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/03/acts-15/
http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/09/acts-15.html
Acts 16
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/acts-16-text.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/08/acts-16-text-2/
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/nnc2eos_3btrvzwanatnxa
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1150026772858339328?referrer=ccoutreach87
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-16-3
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-169479816
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-16
https://wt.social/post/ny51gb45331877778205
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49044659-acts-16
https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=222695
https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-16-xjjllep
https://share.par.pw/post/506853b629d34c1ba42e697c1b22075d
https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104828960434452379
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-16-faa1cb11bcf?source=---------2------------------
https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-16
http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/add-a-blog-post-title-cba63088-d169-4836-9a80-6e8d2dfb9c06
https://www.plurk.com/p/nzv8h9
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-16-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2228235/acts-16
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/08/acts-16/
http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/09/acts-16.html
Acts 17
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/acts-17-text.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/15/acts-17-text/
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/vsf1bzczs17rbp_zesoxla
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1152575390267703296?referrer=ccoutreach87
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-17-3
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-172311530
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-17
https://wt.social/post/3qi49yh533390319753
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49083122-acts-17
https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=223554
https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-17-xlldlgl
https://share.par.pw/post/e73966fd6530446dba250dbe128b6c0a
https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104868781485823471
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-17-55250206ffee?source=---------2------------------
https://steemit.com/bible/@ccoutreach/acts-17
http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-17-441dbb3a-27aa-4bbd-b026-36df5c584ea2
https://www.plurk.com/p/o087av
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-17-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2235991/acts-17
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/15/acts-17/
http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/09/acts-17.html
Acts 18
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/acts-18-text.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/17/acts-18-text/
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/7mkvwmhsischhrz0ye_4qw
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1153293332811915264?referrer=ccoutreach87
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-18-3
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-187827192
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-18
https://wt.social/post/6z8u4175334473464036
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49094182-acts-18
https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=223783
https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-18-xromnjj
https://share.par.pw/post/fa7ff5d964234067b3954d0bca3206d1
https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104879990913574245
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-18-4ade9157941b?source=---------2----------------------------
http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-18-5563b921-a102-4fb9-9022-b9955241b55d
https://www.plurk.com/p/o0c2dt
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-18-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2237859/acts-18
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/17/acts-18-text/
http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/09/acts-18.html
Acts 19
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/acts-19-text.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/22/acts-19-text-2/
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/gxjb2ktudwf7pmf50ufexa
https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1155092687069192192?referrer=ccoutreach87
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-19-3
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-196475944
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-19
https://wt.social/post/9xr4jz7533590360812
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49128350-acts-19
https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=224270
https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-19-xyvzoxl
https://share.par.pw/post/a85db99bf36a43b4be10986402cac618
https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104908109275431045
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-19-38025ea7be7c?source=---------2----------------------------
http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-19-13305668-48d2-429d-b500-5fdace445b8d
https://www.plurk.com/p/o0kyxt
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-19-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2242807/acts-19
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/22/acts-19/
Acts 20
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/acts-20-text.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/24/acts-20-text-2/
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/zexr67ularssu4q88szhww
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-20-3
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-209724693
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-20
https://wt.social/post/wyi5chq5336479259241
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49141836-acts-20
https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=224432
https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-20-xxoexrk
https://share.par.pw/post/db044e89e1ff447f9ce10c212b9f4e52
https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104919429012413133
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-20-632916187d0e?source=---------2----------------------------
http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-20-3b71295c-3dd8-44a0-b42e-de91aa05bbc9
https://www.plurk.com/p/o0otbo
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-20-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2244637/acts-20
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/24/acts-20-text/
http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/09/acts-20.html
Acts 21
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/09/acts-21-text.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/09/29/acts-21-text-2/
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/pfubjv6ncd0lhg2zidul8a
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-21-3
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-211154140
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-21
https://wt.social/post/vwnsctz5337927032076
https://sharfly.com/Ccoutreach87
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49170495-acts-21
https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=225011
https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-21-xmdldoy
https://share.par.pw/post/ef36dc42340f4a88b376449aa6ee3627
https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104947886524198397
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-21-727076e82a79?source=---------2----------------------------
http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-21-b778ec4b-f006-40b5-9cef-924332968a29
https://www.plurk.com/p/o0y0bl
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-21-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2249446/acts-21
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/09/29/acts-21/
http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/09/acts-21.html
Acts 22
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/10/acts-22-text.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/10/06/acts-22-text-2/
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/snn0sww3aakj8dou0mxs-g
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-22-3
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-228167173
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-22
https://wt.social/post/onbpcfu5339932858829
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49208006-acts-22
https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=225891
https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-22-xjjglpe
https://share.par.pw/post/1579adecefc2413292d2ee3d2407e1d4
https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/104987327576030118
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-22-e395fe663c37?source=---------2----------------------------
http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-22-27275258-787f-4f9c-95d5-27c819c7715f
https://www.plurk.com/p/o1ahgu
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-22-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2265407/acts-22
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/10/06/acts-22/
http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/10/acts-22.html
Acts 23
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/10/acts-23-text.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/10/08/acts-23-text-2/
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/krxlf1bdhlqw5rotq3bjpq
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-23-3
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-235111361
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-23
https://wt.social/post/evbm2n85340501189991
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49218965-acts-23
https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=226159
https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-23-xqopjdw
https://share.par.pw/post/46fac4fa90a841bfa2758a3ec2e5f89f
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-23-eb5806681401?source=---------2----------------------------
http://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-23-929404b2-02df-49ba-b849-e0795a76d79b
https://www.plurk.com/p/o1e7b4
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-23-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2267106/acts-23
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/10/08/acts-23/
http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/10/acts-23.html
Acts 24
https://corpuschristioutreachministries.blogspot.com/2020/10/acts-24-text.html?m=0
https://ccoutreach87.com/2020/10/13/acts-24-text/
https://ello.co/ccoutreach87/post/__8yckj-fynfnybgfmi4xg
https://ccoutreach87.webstarts.com/blog/post/acts-24-3
https://corpusoutreach.weebly.com/most-recent-posts/acts-242615779
https://ccoutreach87.wixsite.com/mysite/post/acts-24
https://wt.social/post/0si8fr25341953586289
https://johnchiarello.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/49246662-acts-24
https://snacpia.com/link/feed/?idx=226862
https://www.publish0x.com/ccoutreach87/acts-24-xllrzdk
https://share.par.pw/post/86810682349e4202aad7f82cb9bffc06
https://gab.com/Ccoutreach87/posts/105027059160678478
https://medium.com/@johnchiarello/acts-24-7d8303231e42?source=---------2----------------------------
https://ccoutreach87.mystrikingly.com/blog/acts-24-f5801a64-25e0-437d-b9a3-8f42d0822536
https://www.plurk.com/p/o1n5wq
https://ccoutreach87.site123.me/blog/acts-24-2
http://ccoutreach87-1.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2274700/acts-24
https://ccoutreach87.jimdofree.com/2020/10/13/acts-24/
http://ccoutreach.over-blog.com/2020/10/acts-24.html
MY OLD POSTS- The Iliad and Odyssey [Homer] I want to cover some of the classics of Western Literature- when I do the philosophy and science stuff- the purpose is to show how God- and ‘religion’ are an inescapable thread that we see all thru out history- and in fact- the rise of what we call ‘intellectualism’ did indeed come from the Judaic/Christian tradition [for instance- the modern day university system did come from the Church].
Ok- lets start with what most believe to be the greatest work from antiquity- outside of the bible.
These are 2 poems by Homer- the Iliad and Odyssey.
These poems were written in the 8th century BCE- and cover the Trojan war- which most believe was a real war- that took place in the 12th-13th century BCE.
In Homers works we read about this epic battle.
The war starts with- once again- a ‘woman’ issue.
Prince Paris of Troy steals Helen of Greece- from her husband King Menelaus [king of Sparta].
The Greeks- led by Achilles- lay siege to Troy.
In Homers telling of the event- the Greeks are actually defending the honor of marriage- and are carrying out a just retribution against an unjust act. Sort of the same themes we read in scripture- when the sons of Jacob defended the honor of their sister Dinah- when she was treated unjustly by the pagan nation that took her- forcefully- to be the wife of a kings son.
The brothers meted out justice- by tricking these pagans to get circumcised- then- while recovering ‘from surgery’- the sons went in and wiped out the city- to their fathers dismay!
In the story- Achilles is a warrior- who displays extreme violence- and also the human traits of a man who acts out of selfish motives.
At one point in the war- he removes himself from battle- because he feels his honor was betrayed.
The only thing that brings him back is the killing of his close friend Patroclus- by Hector. Achilles leads the Greeks to victory- and reflects the struggle between living a long life- or dying young- yet dying for a just cause. One of the more famous quotes form Homer’s Poems- attributed to Achilles- is ‘I carry 2 sorts of destiny to the day of my death. Either, if I stay here and fight beside the city of the Trojans, my return home is gone, but my glory shall be everlasting; but if I return home to the beloved land of my fathers, the excellence of my glory is gone, but there will be a long life- left for me, and my end in death will not come to me quickly.’
There has been some debate over the historicity of the war itself.
Some scholars believe it was Myth [I’ll get to this in a moment]. That is- they believe the war itself was not true- but a sort of Oral Tradition- that encompasses the reality of the human condition- and that Homers Poems are simply mythological ways to reveal the true condition of man.
Yet- much like the debate that took place in the 19th century German universities- over the ‘Myth’ of the bible- later on- the rise of what we now call Archaeology [because of the Industrial revolution- a new field arose- men started digging up the ground- for the primary purpose of extracting materials from the earth- and at this time we also discovered ‘lost worlds’- that is we could actually trace cities and lands that were once deemed fake].
So- as with Homers Troy- and bible lands- these archaeologists did indeed find Cities that matched the stories.
In 1870 the German Archaeologist Schliemann discovered remains that seemed to find the city of Troy- the area is known today as modern day Turkey.
This same thing happened with the bible- we did indeed find historical evidence that seemed to back up the historicity of the stories we find in the bible.
As a matter of fact- a famous doubter of the bible embarked on a search- to prove the bible was ‘myth’ yet- after researching carefully the historical names and places we read about in the book of Acts- he came to believe that the book of Acts- written by both an historian and doctor [Luke] was the most historically accurate writing that came from the first century [Acts has lots of names of political figures- court proceedings- stuff like that- and when doing research like this- it is quite easy to debunk the historical reality of a fake work- but- when these names and places were researched- from actual historical records dating back to the first century- it was amazing how the pieces fit].
The Trojan War is found in many works of Greek literature- and art.
But the most comprehensive account comes from Homer’s 2 poems.
Now- in Homer’s poems there are obvious references to Mythology- Goddesses- Golden apples- the Greek gods intervening in the affairs of men.
So yeah- we see that there are obvious mythological aspects to the work. Yet- the ancient Geeks did indeed believe the war itself was a real war that took place at around the 12th century BCE.
Some believe that Homer never actually wrote the poems- but that he told the stories- like Oral Tradition- and they were later written down by others.
Sort of like the classic- Paradise Lost- by John Milton. Milton was blind- and told the story to his daughters [oral tradition] and the actual work was penned by those who heard it.
Jesus himself used this method- he never wrote a book- or letter in the New Testament- yet the gospels were compiled by his men after his death.
We read about this when Luke [who I mentioned above] gives the reason for his documenting stuff in the book of Acts [read Acts chapter one].
Luke also wrote his gospel a few years after the death and resurrection of Christ.
So- some believe the same thing happened with Homer- those who heard him tell the story multiple times- simply put it together later on.
Most scholars believe that Homer did indeed write the poems- and that the famous Trojan War was a real historical event.
Last year- when in North Bergen- my atheist friend Daniel said he watched a PBS show- and he said ‘even a priest said the bible was Myth’.
I explained to Daniel that when the more liberal scholars use this term [like in the writings of Bultman] that they do not mean ‘fake’- like Greek Mythology.
But they mean that some of the stories in the gospels might be a compilation of the many Oral teachings of Jesus- and they were put together as one story [some think the Sermon on the Mount was actually multiple teachings Jesus did- and they were compiled into one event].
Now- when I explained this to Daniel- he said ‘see- even you believe it was Myth’.
I told Daniel that no- I do not hold to this theory [not 100%] but that I was simply telling him that even those who use the term Myth- when talking about Theology- they do not mean Myth- as in fake.
So- I find it interesting that both the New testament- and Homers poems- got the same scrutiny.
In these poems we do indeed see the condition of man- which Homer depicts as one of constant war- not peace.
The letter of James in the New Testament says- James 4:1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? James 4:2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. James 4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Homers poems are considered by some to be the beginning of the great works of Western literature- of which there are many.
The great writer C.S. Lewis- who rejected Christianity for many years- later became a believer.
He attributed his conversion to the fact that he could not escape the reality of the Church- or Christian themes- found in all the fields of study.
Whether it was the classics- or history- philosophy.
He said every were he read- studied- he could not escape this scarlet thread that ran thru out all the fields of knowledge.
Yeah- in the end- his thirst for knowledge- his intellectual search- led him to the Cross.
Jesus- in a way- was a 1st century Achilles- he battled the forces of darkness- for the honor of a woman- the Bride- the church.
He- Like Achilles- chose a just death- for a just cause.
There’s a prophecy in the Old Testament- it speaks of Christ ‘the zeal of thine house has eaten me up’.
Jesus was a righteous warrior- a prophet, priest and king- and he had a zeal for the church- that far exceeded anything we find in Homers poems. [parts] The Epicureans and the Stoics.
The Epicureans were an early form of what we call Hedonism today- the idea that pleasure is the principle purpose of man.
The Stoics believed in ‘stoicism’ that man should have no emotional response to pain or pleasure- that’s why we call people today ‘Stoics’- when they seem to not be moved by anything.
Ok- that’s it for now- might make some comments tonight- but I’m getting ready to fly out soon- and trying to wind down before I leave. If I don’t write tonight- I’ll talk again when in North Bergen- God bless you all. [parts]
HERACLITUS- Ok- lets pick up on my philosophy stuff. Heraclitus lived in the 6th/5th century BC. – He was from Ephesus and his key thought was Ever Present Change.
That is he saw everything as being in a state of continual flux- one of his famous sayings was ‘No man ever steps into the same river twice’.
He is called the Weeping Philosopher- sort of like the prophet Jeremiah in the bible- also called the Weeping Prophet.
Heraclitus is known for his concept of the Logos- the Word- or thought/reason.
Now- this aspect of his thought plays a role in the development of the Christian understanding of Christ himself- in our New Testaments [written in Greek] Jesus is indeed referred to as the Logos- or Word of God.
The Greek philosophers understanding of the Logos was not the same as the Christian view- mainly expressed thru the writings of John [The gospel- the 3 epistles- and Revelation]. But- some see the Greek view as a precursor to Christ.
In the work of one of the early church fathers- Hippolytus ‘The Refutation of all Heresies’ he attacks Heraclitus view of the Logos as an early form of heresy.
The apologist Justin Martyr is more gracious- he [Like Ulrich Zwingli- the great Swiss reformer of the 16th century] viewed the early Geek thinkers as ‘pre- Christian’ or ‘Christians before Christ’.
Though many reject this view- yet there is some scripture to back it up. The apostle Paul said in his letter to the R