Truth will always override pride. When pride is confronted with truth, you have a choice: humble yourself, examine it to see if it’s true, or deny it, oppose it, and fight it with all you can muster. Unfortunately, the Jews listening to Paul speak chose the latter of the two choices. They listened intently, until a Paul mentioned the word “gentiles”. Their pride rose up and resistance was the outcome. How do you handle pride when it’s confronted with truth? You have a choice. Choose wisely.
21 “But the Lord said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles!’”22 The crowd listened until Paul said that word. Then they all began to shout, “Away with such a fellow! He isn’t fit to live!” 23 They yelled, threw off their coats, and tossed handfuls of dust into the air.
Acts 22:21-23
An Ordinary Man's Pursuit of the Extraordinary God of the Bible. These are daily insights from reading the Bible from cover to cover yearly. It is intended to point others to the Truth, and inspire people to pursue the God of the Bible individually.
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