Posted on 08/05/2025 7:52:44 AM PDT by Angelino97
They were evicted because Adam blamed Eve and Eve blamed the serpent instead of each taking personal responsibility for their disobeying God's commandment.
—> The Ethiopian eunich did not rely on the Spirit to interpret Isaiah for him. Instead, the Spirit sent Philip (the Church) to teach the eunich.
The Ethiopian was not a believer.
Philip (who was not the church, but a servant of Christ) was sent to lead him to saving faith, apart from works. This symbolized the extension of the Gospel of Grace to a new group of gentiles.
Thanks be to God for His Incredible Gift!
The HOLY SPIRIT will MEVER contradict the Bible.
You did not have to be a theologian to understand what Christ was saying. He was talking to fishermen and common people.
There Were Roman outposts every 100 yards or so along both the eastern and western borders of Judea,Samaria,etc. The Romans were making sure no one was snuggling anything to evade taxes. Everyone has to go thru these checkpoints, even Jesus, Mary and Joseph and even the Apostles. It was part of the Roman Empire. Look it up.
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