Dwelling Dwelt Ears Ephesus Extolled Fear Fell Greeks Held Hold Honor Honour Inhabited Jews Magnified Residents Seized Terror Widespread
19:17 This was known to all the Jews and Greeks. Ephesus was a great seat of magical arts. This event would have a powerful effect on those who dealt in charms, incantations, and magic, and of course would exalt the name of Christ.
19:17 And the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified - So that even the malice of the devil wrought for the furtherance of the Gospel.
19:13-20 It was common, especially among the Jews, for persons to profess or to try to cast out evil spirits. If we resist the devil by faith in Christ, he will flee from us; but if we think to resist him by the using of Christ's name, or his works, as a spell or charm, Satan will prevail against us. Where there is true sorrow for sin, there will be free confession of sin to God in every prayer and to man whom we have offended, when the case requires it. Surely if the word of God prevailed among us, many lewd, infidel, and wicked books would be burned by their possessors. Will not these Ephesian converts rise up in judgement against professors, who traffic in such works for the sake of gain, or allow themselves to possess them? If we desire to be in earnest in the great work of salvation, every pursuit and enjoyment must be given up which hinders the effect of the gospel upon the mind, or loosens its hold upon the heart.
Dwelling Dwelt Ears Ephesus Extolled Fear Fell Great Greeks Held High Hold Honor Honour Inhabited Jesus Jews Magnified Residents Seized Terror Widespread
Dwelling Dwelt Ears Ephesus Extolled Fear Fell Great Greeks Held High Hold Honor Honour Inhabited Jesus Jews Magnified Residents Seized Terror Widespread
