THE CRIPPLE AT LYSTRA

 *06/12/2023*


*MID WEEK SERVICE*


THEME:

*UNNAMED PEOPLE IN THE BIBLE*


TOPIC:

*THE CRIPPLE AT LYSTRA*


Text:

Acts 14:8-18


The Roman poet Ovid told of an ancient legend in which Zeus and Hermes came to the Phrygian hill country disguised as mortals seeking lodging. After being turned away from a thousand homes, they found refuge in the humble cottage of an elderly couple. In appreciation for the couple's hospitality, the gods transformed the cottage into a temple with a golden roof and marble columns. All of the houses of the inhospitable people were then destroyed. This ancient legend may be the reason that the people treated Paul and Barnabas as gods. After witnessing the healing of the cripple, they did not want to make the same mistake as their ancestors.

The tearing of robes was a Jewish expression of distress and grief.

The sermon by Paul in these three verses is a condensed version of his sermon on the Areopagus in Acts 17:22-31. These Gentiles did not know or believe in the Scriptures, so Paul preached truths that were self-evident to all and led his listeners to biblical truth.


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