Posts with the category “the-monetary-downfall-of-religion-acts-19-21-41”

"But when Paul wished to go in among the crowd, the disciples would not let him. And even some of the Asiarchs, who were friends of his, sent to him and were urging him not to venture into the theater."— Acts 19:30-31 (ESV)"And when the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he said, 'Men of Ephesus, who is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great Artemis, an...  Read More

"Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'"— John 14:6 (ESV)"And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."— Acts 4:12 (ESV)"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so th...  Read More

"But godliness with contentment is great gain, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of e...  Read More

"About that time there arose no little disturbance concerning the Way. For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen. These he gathered together, with the workmen in similar trades, and said, 'Men, you know that from this business we have our wealth. And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia t...  Read More

"Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, 'After I have been there, I must also see Rome.'"— Acts 19:21 (ESV)"I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles."— ...  Read More