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But, as the situation was further aggravated by the fact that there prevailed in a high degree (πολλῆς) that abstinence from food which anguish and despair naturally bring with them, Paul came forward in the midst of those on board (ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν), in the first instance with gentle censure, and afterwards with confident ...
Jul 18, 2018 · In response, Paul acknowledges that married couples would do well to mutually agree to a period of abstinence in order to “devote [themselves] to prayer” (1 Cor. 7:5). This is a rather revealing insight in its own right, for it underscores the fact that even for those who are married or about to marry, the Christian community needs to ...
- Paul's Last Journey Underway
- Paul's Warning Ignored
- Joining Battle with The Mighty Sea
- Words of Hope
- Land Ho
- Again, Timely Advice
- Successful Escape
Acts 27:1-8
After a period of unstated duration, the governor sent Paul to Rome. He committed Paul and some other prisoners, evidently headed for Rome as well, to the care of a centurion named Julius, whose mission was to escort them all to their destination. In keeping with a reasonable chronology for the Book of Acts, we will set the trip in the late summer of 60 (see Appendix 1). Julius is identified as a member of the "Augustan cohort,"1 a probable reference to a unit of auxiliary troops recruited fr...
Acts 27:9-14
The conditions he hoped for never developed. Time crept onward until summer was gone. Any attempt to cross the Mediterranean after the coming of autumn was dangerous and foolhardy. The Roman writer Vegetius stated that navigation on the open sea fell off after 14 September, came to a complete halt after 11 November, and did not resume until 10 March.32 Pliny set the opening date a month earlier, on 8 February.33 Paul, noting that the fast had already gone by, was concerned about proceeding wi...
Acts 27:15-20
After Euroclydon caught the travelers in its mad rush, the captain's first response was to try turning the ship into the wind and holding it steady. But in this he failed. To obtain forward thrust from a headwind is possible only by setting the sail in such a manner that driving force is small compared with tipping force.47Trying to face a typhoon was therefore a fool's option, leading to the ship capsizing. The captain's only alternative was to run ahead of the wind. The fierceness of the st...
Acts 27:21-26
For a long while Paul said nothing to the whole company. After they rejected his earlier counsel, he waited to speak again until events proved him right. Now the grievous peril he had foreseen had come to pass, and they faced almost certain death, so he judged that they were ready to listen to him with greater respect. He therefore stood before the soldiers, passengers, and crew and announced a new message from God. Although he began by saying that they should have heeded his warning before t...
Acts 27:27-32
For two weeks, the storm drove the ship westward "across"84 (not "up and down") the sea of Adria. This was not the same as today's Adriatic Sea, which separates Italy and former Yugoslavia. Rather, it lay southward, holding all the waters between Italy, Sicily, Greece, and Crete.85 Midway through the fourteenth night, the sailors believed that they were approaching land. They could not see in the darkness, so the first indication of a shore nearby was doubtless the sound of breakers.86 Immedi...
Acts 27:33-38
Before daybreak, Paul stood up again before the whole company and gave last-minute directions in anticipation of the critical moment when they would all have to move quickly to save their lives. By now, the soundness of his counsel had won everyone's respect, and they were willing to do his bidding. He instructed them all to take food. Through lack of food, everyone on board was in a weakened condition. Paul's purpose in urging them to eat was no doubt to make them stronger for the great phys...
Acts 27:39-44
At the first light of day, every eye stared anxiously at the dimness ahead. Soon it was obvious that they had come to a place wholly unfamiliar to captain and crew. The shore did not appear to offer any refuge for a foundering ship. Much of it was rocky. Yet, to their relief, as they scanned the ground enclosing the bay, they spotted a creek with a sandy beach. It was only about one and three-quarter miles due west.102 Judging that it might be a good place to land, the crew prepared to move t...
Acts 27:21-32. King James Version. 21 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
But after long abstinence from food, then Paul stood in the midst of them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and incurred this disaster and loss. New American Standard Bible
At Corinth men claimed the right to eat what they chose, and St. Paul conceded the right in the abstract, but urged abstinence on the ground of charity (1 Corinthians 8-10.).
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Jan 25, 2024 · Paul encourages believers to embody the character of Christ and to avoid making any allowance for indulging sinful desires, advocating for a lifestyle of self-control and abstinence.
