Conversion of a religious man – part 2

Introduction                                                   ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܟܐ : 27-40

– Acts 21:27-40   

– Galatians 1:10                                          ܣܵܒܵܒ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܠܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܵܐ ܒܸܥܒܼܵܕܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܪܵܙܝܼ: ܝܲܢ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ؟ 

Paul’s Opening Remarks (Acts 22:1-6)

o   He was respected – Romans 10:1                       - ܖ̈ܗܡܝܐ ܝ : 1     ܦܝܼܫܵܐ ܗ݉ܘܵܐ ܡܝܘܼܩܪܵܐ

o   He was qualified – Acts 5:34                           - ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܗ : 34   ܦܝܼܫܵܐ ܗ݉ܘܵܐ ܬܥܘܼܠܡܸܕܵܐ

o   BUT, he was lacking something – Luke 18:13ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ ܗ݉ܘܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܵܣܘܿܪܘܿܬܵܐ   

Paul’s Conversion (Acts 22:7-10)

1)     It was a Sudden / Sovereign Call!                      1.ܩܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܡܸܢܫܸܠܬܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܐܲܠܵܗܵܝܬܵܐ   

o    Romans 9:16                                ܖ̈ܗܡܝܐ ܛ : 16

o    John 1:12-13                            ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐ : 12-13

2)     It was a “Call” from Heaven!                                                      2.ܩܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܡܼܢ ܫܡܲܝܵܐ     

o    Acts 22:20                                          ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܟܒ : 20

3)     It was a “Call” from God!                                                                     3. ܩܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܡܼܢ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ    

a.     There was a light                              ܒܲܗܪܵܐـ ܐܵܢܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ܕܥܲܠܡܵܐ     

-           John 8:12                                          ܝܘܚܢܢ ܚ : 12

-           Matthew 4:16-17       ܡܬܝ ܕ : 16-17

b.     There was a voice – His Word!                ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܗܘܼܡܙܸܡܠܹܐ ܡܼܢ ܦܵܘܠܘܿܣ

-           II Corinthians 4:6     ܒ ܩܘܖ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܕ : 6

-           Acts 22:7b                             ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܟܒ : 7

c.     There was Humility                                               ܡܵܟܝܼܟܼܘܼܬܵܐ             

-           Acts 22:7a                  ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܟܒ : 7

-           Luke 5:8                              ܠܘܩܐ ܗ : 8

d.     There was Obedience                                             ܡܲܨܝܲܬܬܵܐ             

-           Acts 22:10                ܦܪܟܣܝܣ ܟܒ : 10

Conclusion – Jeremiah 31:18   ܐܪܡܝܐ ܠܐ : 18ܡܲܕܸܪܝܼ: ܘܒܸܬ ܦܵܝܫܸܢ ܡܘܼܕܸܪܵܐ