People have been saved for years who can't take their Bible and lead a person to Christ.

There's no excuse for that.

Dr. Tony Evans says there's an epidemic of biblical illiteracy in the church.

We will say what we believe, and we will really believe it, but we can't prove it.

This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical teachings from the archives of Dr. Tony Evans.

Today, Dr. Evans continues his look at the earliest days of the church chronicled in the book of

Acts. It's one amazing story after another, driving home again and again, how much can be

accomplished when we unleash the power of the Holy Spirit.

Let's join him.

Well, we're now in chapter 17 of the Book of Acts, and Paul now makes the 100-mile trip

to Thessalonica, which is the capital of Macedonia, a strategic city for the spreading of the gospel,

both east and west. As was Paul's custom in verse two, he goes to the synagogue first,

because the Jews had a foundation of the Old Testament that he could build upon for the

presentation of the gospel, which was fulfilled in Jesus Christ.

And he was trying to help them to see that.

And as he has his ministry there, giving evidence of Christ, verse three, that he had to suffer

and rise again from the dead, this Jesus, I am proclaiming to you is the Christ.

So that was his point.

He reads to them from the scripture using the Word of God to show Jesus is the fulfillment.

So all of this is the preparation for Jesus.

And now Paul is saying Jesus is that fulfillment.

And so Paul was successful in that some were persuaded, verse four,

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