Acts 17:2-11
Search the scriptures daily. Paul went to the synagogue in Thessalonica to talk to the Jews about the Deity of Jesus Christ and that he was God in the flesh, “The Christ,” according to the Old Testament. The Old Testament was the only scriptures available because the New Testament had not been written.
Look at these Old Testament Scriptures: (Isaiah 9:6 – Jesus is The everlasting Father and the mighty God. Isaiah 40:3 – make a highway for our God “The Christ,” “The Lord” – Jesus is both Lord and God. Jesus is God and also our Saviour - Isaiah 43:3, 10, 11, 44:6-8, 45:21-23, 46:9, 48:12, 49:26, 52:6, 53:1-12, 60:16, Zechariah 12:10 –They shall look upon me whom they have pierced. – Jesus is the God they pierced. Notice that God did not say, they pierced my Son. God said, they pierced me.
Using these Old Testament scriptures, Paul tried to explain to the Jews that this is the same God that spoke to the prophets of old and that they had killed “The Christ” who was God himself in the flesh. The Jews in Thessalonica wouldn’t believe, but the noble Jews in Berea searched the scriptures daily to see if these things were true. Some will believe, others will not believe, and others will search the scriptures. The truth is in the Word of God.
It is very important that you search the scriptures for yourself, believing that there is only one God. You will never understand the mystery of the gospel unless you first believe in and understand the oneness of God. Once you understand the oneness of God, then you should search the Old and New Testaments to find the highest, most sacred, eternal and saving name of God and how the power of God’s name was used for salvation in the New Testament.
Some believers will understand the Word better than others, but the revelation and mystery of Jesus Christ will only come by the Spirit of God. Paul didn’t have a problem telling men that Jesus is God, “The Christ.” (I Corinthians 10:4).
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