Friday, December 9, 2011

Honest in heart; Noble

Paul traveled throughout the Middle East, preaching the gospel. There's a terrific verse in Acts 17 that talks about a group of people that are called "noble". I would also say that they're honest in heart - willing to learn and discover if a new teaching is true. Here's what's said about them:

11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and asearched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

These were noble people because they were willing to search the scriptures and find out if what they heard was accurate. I am so impressed by their willingness to act when they heard an impressive message. Most of the people that I know haven't been willing to do that. Perhaps I could preach the message with more power, but the people also need to be willing to "search the scriptures" daily.

The natural result of their actions was the following:

12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

It is important to do the actions necessary for believing. Every time those actions are followed, people will know the truth of the message.

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