Points To Ponder 09/05/2005

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“If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within, you’ll be depressed. But if you look at Christ, you’ll be at rest!” - Corrie ten Boom

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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(New Testament/Book of Acts) "And God said to me, 'Go! For I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'" And they listened to Paul up to this statement, and then they raised their voices and said, "Away with such a man from the earth, for he should not be allowed to live!" And as they were crying out and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air, the commander ordered Paul to be brought into the barracks, stating that he should be examined by scourging so that he might find out the reason why they were shouting against him that way. And when they stretched him out with thongs,

On this occasion Paul was NOT scourged. Why not?

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Acts chapter 21ff

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