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As we read the Newer Testament, called by some "the Apostolic Witness," we find Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles routinely going to the synagogues of his day. But why did he go there considering the fact that he was the Apostle ( to the Gentiles?
I usually think of three answers to this question.
- He went to the synagogues because he was a Jew and he could always be found in synagogue on the sabbath, where he worshiped with his people..
- He went to the synagogues because he operated on a principle of "to the Jew first," so that even though he was the Apostle to the Gentiles, the Jews had priority in every locale where he preached his message.
- He went to the synagogue because that was where he would find Gentiles open to the biblical worldview, and therefore, more likely receptive to his message.
- A fourth explanation is that Paul went to the synagogues because he wanted to recruit the Jews to go to the Gentiles with the message that the Messiah had come.
He knew that the prophets had predicted that the final deliverance would begin with the Jews and then go to the nations. He believed that with the resurrection of Jesus, the Age to Come had dawned, meaning that at last the nations (gentiles) were to be gathered into the people of God. Since the message went first to the Jews and, Paul assume, through them to the nations, Paul went to the synagogues to go to the Jews first (the biblical pattern) and also to recruit Jews to their task of bringing the good news to the Gentiles.
What else can I help you with?
Who was Paul's companion on his first missionary journey?
Barnabas was Paul's companion on his first missionary journey. They traveled together to Cyprus and Asia Minor to preach the gospel and establish churches.
Who was the other sister of Herod who heard Paul preach?
The other sister of Herod who heard Paul preach was Bernice. She was the sister of Herod Agrippa II, and she was present at the hearing where Paul defended himself.
How did Paul get out of Damascus?
Acts 9:20-5 claims that after his sight was restored, Paul straightaway began to preach Christianity in the synagogues, until the Jews took counsel to kill him. Disciples helped him escape the wrath of the Jews by lowering him down by the wall in a basket. However, who these disciples were is not stated.In Paul's own version of events, the pagan governor of Damascus sought to arrest Paul, but he escaped the soldiers by being lowered in a basket from a window by the wall. The governor would not have been at all interested in an internal squabble amongst the Jews, so Paul must have been preaching to the Gentiles and converting many. Once again, Paul did not state who helped him.
What moved Paul to preach to the Greeks?
Paul tells us that he realised at the time of his conversion that his mission was to preach to the Gentiles and Greeks (Galatians 1:15-16): "But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen ..."An alternative account is in Acts of the Apostles, written some decades after the time of Paul. It says that Paul originally preached only to the Jews, until after Peter proposed to the Council in Jerusalem that the Christians should preach to the Gentiles. On this account, Paul was sent to convert the Gentiles because of Peter's vision.
Who can preach the gospel?
A born-again Christian may preach the gospel of Jesus Christ if he has read and studied the New Testament in the Bible. Historically, both the Apostle Peter and the Apostle Paul were the first to preach the gospel after the resurrection of Jesus. Peter preached to the Jews, Paul was sent by Jesus to preach the gospel to the Gentiles (non-Jews). Thereafter, ordinary Christians "gossiped the gospel" throughout the Roman Empire and beyond. Once the church became established in the Roman Empire, preaching of the gospel became the job of the "professional clergy". Nowadays, an increasing number of born-again Christians seek to preach the gospel in their family, workplace and community, since few nowadays attend church, and so will never hear the gospel otherwise.
What did Paul do in the synagogues?
When Paul went into the synagogues, he used the Old Testament books to preach to the Israelites about Jesus and the truth of His claims.
Who was the first woman to preach at St Paul's Cathedral?
Corretta Scott King
Who were the first two men to preach the gospel in Asia minor?
paul and barnabas
Who was Paul's companion on his first missionary journey?
Barnabas was Paul's companion on his first missionary journey. They traveled together to Cyprus and Asia Minor to preach the gospel and establish churches.
Who was the first woman of any race to preach at London's Saint Paul's Cathedral?
Coretta Scott King
How was the apostle were able to preach the gospel without technology?
They walked around from city to city preaching in synagogues and on street corners.
Why do some preach not Paul but Jesus and Jesus only?
Paul was just a man, and he took Jesus with him in his heart wherever he went to preach. Jesus is the saviour, the rest are his followers.
Did paul preach in jerico?
The apostle Paul is not mentioned as preaching in Jerico in the bible.
Who was the other sister of Herod who heard Paul preach?
The other sister of Herod who heard Paul preach was Bernice. She was the sister of Herod Agrippa II, and she was present at the hearing where Paul defended himself.
Who was the of the Jew that preach christianity throughout the Roman empire?
St. Paul.
How long did Jesus preach in Rome?
Jesus the Christ did not preach in Rome, but Paul the apostle went to Rome and preached about Jesus as did other men.
What has the author Paul Hitz written?
Paul Hitz has written: 'To preach the gospel' -- subject(s): Kerygma, Preaching
