THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
Getting Past Midnight
Last week’s lesson concluded with Paul commanding a demon to come out of a slave girl. This girl's fortune-telling ability came from an evil spirit. Fortune-telling was a common practice in Greek and Roman culture. This girl was making her masters rich by interpreting signs and telling people their fortunes. The masters were exploiting her unfortunate condition for personal gain. When Paul and Silas came to Philippi, she began following them around constantly proclaiming. “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.” Because she was demon-possessed Paul eventually cast the demon out of her. The Life Application Bible Commentary explains the reason for Paul casting out the demon, “If Paul accepted the demon's words, he would appear to be linking the Good News with demon-related activities. This would damage his message about Christ. Truth and evil do not mix.”
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Getting Past Midnight
Last week’s lesson concluded with Paul commanding a demon to come out of a slave girl. This girl's fortune-telling ability came from an evil spirit. Fortune-telling was a common practice in Greek and Roman culture. This girl was making her masters rich by interpreting signs and telling people their fortunes. The masters were exploiting her unfortunate condition for personal gain. When Paul and Silas came to Philippi, she began following them around constantly proclaiming. “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.” Because she was demon-possessed Paul eventually cast the demon out of her. The Life Application Bible Commentary explains the reason for Paul casting out the demon, “If Paul accepted the demon's words, he would appear to be linking the Good News with demon-related activities. This would damage his message about Christ. Truth and evil do not mix.”
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