Scripture Blog

This weblog is my personal online scripture journal. I try to read the scriptures each morning as I exercise on my cross-trainer. It has a great impact on my life and my testimony of the Savior and his restored church. The journal is really for my own benefit but I have set it up as a web log in hopes to benefit anyone else that may be interested. "For he that diligently seeketh shall find; and the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto them, by the power of the Holy Ghost..." 1 Nephi 10:19

Friday, June 17, 2011

Acts 13

One of the Jews greatest faults was their pride and envy. Being children of Abraham brought a "greater than thou" or prideful attitude. It was very difficult for them to see that others are also children of God. After the Jews had heard the word in Antioch -

"...the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God." (New Testament | Acts 13:44)

Instead of rejoicing with their brethren -

"...when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming." (New Testament | Acts 13:45)

These things tend to follow prideful people. But -

"...Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed."
(New Testament | Acts 13:46 - 48)

Maybe because of pride, the Lord taught -

"...many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first." (New Testament | Matthew 19:30)