Barnabas and Saul (Paul) are commissioned from the church at Antioch to go out and make disciples. (Acts 13) After making their way through a few preliminary stops, they come to Pisidian Antioch. Luke writes, for the first time, one of Paul's sermons. It is an impassioned telling of the history of Israel and the promise of God. He then uses several scriptures, being a scholar of what we call the Old Testament, to prove that Jesus fulfilled the scriptures and God's promise. The highlight, of course, is the reason we celebrate today, like every Sunday, the resurrection from the dead. Paul's conclusion that day still serves as an excellent reminder for us today, (verses 38-39) "Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses." Jesus' resurrection is the proof of His Sonship and His sacrifice for us. The celebration is too great to be contained to once per year, so we celebrate every Sunday, if not every day!
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