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Truth For Life Daily Program

What a Mystery (Part 1 of 2)

Truth For Life Daily Program

Alistair Begg

Religion & Spirituality, Alister, Truth, Bible, Parkside, Allister, Begg, Truthforlife, Teaching, Alistair, Christianity, For, Life

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🗓️ 13 July 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Why is it that some people read the Bible or hear it preached yet fail to understand it? Why would anybody not believe the good news of the Gospel? What are they missing? Hear the answers when you study along with us on Truth For Life with Alistair Begg.

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How is it that someone can read the Bible or hear it preached and yet it

0:29.9

just doesn't make sense to them? Why would anyone not believe the good news of

0:34.5

the gospel? What's missing? We'll find out today on Truth for Life as

0:38.8

Alistair Begg is teaching a message he's titled What a Mystery!

0:48.5

We're going to read from the Bible in Acts chapter 22 and invite you to turn

0:53.1

there. Paul is given the opportunity to address the people and Luke records the

1:04.9

event. Brothers and fathers hear the defense that I now make before you and when

1:13.1

they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language they became

1:16.4

even more quiet and he said I am a Jew born in Tarsus in Celicia but brought up in

1:26.4

this city educated at the feet of Gameliel according to the straight manner of

1:31.0

the law of our fathers being zealous for God as all of you are this day. I

1:37.1

persecuted this way to the death binding and delivering to prison both man and

1:43.6

women as the high priest and the whole council of elders can bear me witness. From

1:49.4

them I received letters to the brothers and I journeyed toward Damascus to take

1:54.6

those also who were there and bring them in bonds to Jerusalem to be punished. As

2:00.8

I was on my way and drew near to Damascus about noon a great light from heaven

2:06.2

suddenly shone around me and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me

2:11.8

saw why are you persecuting me and I answered who are you Lord and he said to me

2:19.9

I am Jesus of Nazareth whom you are persecuting. Now those who were with me saw

2:25.5

the light but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me and

2:30.7

I said what shall I do Lord and the Lord said to me rise and go into Damascus

2:36.8

and there you will be told all that is appointed for you to do and since I could

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