Daniel Haas

Tag: Acts

  • Acts 9:26-43

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    Today’s Reading is Acts 9:26-43.After Paul’s conversion he went to Jerusalem and tried to join the disciples. Well that didn’t work out too well. This little scene is a wonderful reminder of what the early church had to go through: Growing pains! The Apostles were used to being good Jews, following rabbi Joshua.Now that the…

  • Acts 9:1-25

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    Yesterday’s Reading was Acts 9:1-25. It is one account of Paul’s conversion.Paul himself writes about it on three occasions in his letters: 1 Corinthians 9:1Intention: My ministry is legit! 1 Corinthians 15:3-8Intention: My ministry is legit! Galatians 1:11-16Intention: My ministry is legit! Now the book of Acts has three accounts of it as well: Acts…

  • Acts 8:26-40

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    Monday’s Reading was Acts 8:26-40.It nicely ties together what was going on during the weekend:Saturday was about kicking out the gnostic tradition.Sunday was about unity in the body of Christ.Now the story of the Ethiopian treasurer is a tribute to the rich contributions the Coptic tradition has made to Christianity.

  • Acts 8:4-25

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    Today’s passage is Acts 8:4-25. We are introduced to Simon Magus (Greek Σίμων ὁ μάγος), also known as Simon the Sorcerer and Simon of Gitta. The book of Acts is about the early church shaping in structure and theology. Simon represents a gnostic sect that is discredited in this story. Also it is the myth…