Aim: To be faithful to Christ and His gospel—no matter what.
Doctrine: Most opposition to the gospel is fueled by the fact that it takes away from sinners something that is precious to them. Christ strips away everyone's claim to themselves (and their iniquities), and demands complete and sole allegiance.
Exegesis: How gospel and greed collide in this fallen world: through irreconcilable spiritual antimony (vv. 16-18); through self-serving religious deceit (vv. 19-21); through manic civil frenzy (vv. 22-24).
Further application: How we churchmen are to poise ourselves for gospel and greed cataclysms: by preparing beforehand—expecting trouble, and be praising God in present trials—giving Jesus all the glory.
Key verses: vv. 19-20 ''But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, 'These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city...'''
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Rev. Mark Henninger is a retired, ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). He graduated from the University of Northern Iowa (B.A.) and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.Div). He is married to his wife, Lesley, and together they have one daughter and...
