We can become somewhat of a religious snob when we equate our religious affiliation with the only true faith. I was born into and raised in Catholicism. It took a long time for God to break me of the pride associated with it. I find myself still defending it to those who have no idea of the strength that comes through faith filled Catholic families.Christ in us is the hope of glory.
We should respect the religion that brought us to the feet of the savior with open eyes to all christ based denominations…he wants none to perish and all of us to come to the throne of grace.
Whoever stands on the solid rock of Jesus Christ, in faith believing in His power to save what we cannot, is saved… Mind, Body and Spirit.
Paul proudly proclaims he is a Jew. This emphasizes to the audience that the allegations against him are false. Faithlife Bible.
When the people heard him speaking to them in their own language they were reminded that Paul was not a Gentile but a Jew like themselves. Therefore, they listened to what he had to say. Paul explained to the crowd that he understood why they were beating him and wanted him dead. They were zealous for God. Paul was not blaming them for what they had done to him. He pointed out that in his former zeal he would have done the same thing. Paul showed compassion even to his attackers; we should model that same type of compassion for all people who have not yet placed their faith in Jesus. NKJ Bible.
Acts 22:1–3 (NKJV)
22 “Brethren and fathers, hear my defense before you now.” 2 And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they kept all the more silent.
Then he said: 3 “I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strictness of our fathers’ law, and was zealous toward God as you all are today.
Romans 10:2 (NKJV)
2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
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