Transcript GOD’S DEFINITION OF A CHRISTIAN ACTS 11:19-26 Isaiah 56:5 Even to them I will give in My house And within My walls a.

GOD’S DEFINITION
OF A CHRISTIAN
ACTS 11:19-26
Isaiah 56:5 Even to them I will give in My house
And within My walls a place and a name Better
than that of sons and daughters; I will give them
an everlasting name That shall not be cut off.
1 Timothy 3:15 but if I am delayed, I write so
that you may know how you ought to conduct
yourself in the house of God, which is the church
of the living God, the pillar and ground of the
truth.
Isaiah 62:2 The Gentiles shall see your
righteousness, And all kings your glory. You shall
be called by a new name, Which the mouth of the
LORD will name.
Acts 11:26 …And the disciples were first called
Christians in Antioch.
The Greek word translated “called” is used only 9
times in the NT and always implies a divine
source.
Thayer defines this way, “…to give a response to
those consulting an oracle, to give a divine
command or admonition, to teach from heaven
2a) to be divinely commanded, admonished,
instructed 2b) to be the mouthpiece of divine
revelations, to promulgate the commands of
God…”
Acts 11:19 Now those who were scattered after
the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled
as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch,
preaching the word to no one but the Jews only.
• Christians are not quitters
• Christians will preach or teach the Word of God
• Every Christian should be studying the Word of
God
Acts 11:20 But some of them were men from
Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to
Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the
Lord Jesus.
Acts 15:23 They wrote this letter by them: The
apostles, the elders, and the brethren, To the
brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria,
and Cilicia: Greetings.
• Christians should reach out to everyone without
partiality.
James 2:9 but if you show partiality, you commit
sin, and are convicted by the law as
transgressors.
Christian do not care who gets the credit for the
good that is done
1 Corinthians 3:6 I planted, Apollos watered, but
God gave the increase. 7 So then neither he who
plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God
who gives the increase. 8 Now he who plants and
he who waters are one, and each one will receive
his own reward according to his own labor. 9 For
we are God's fellow workers
Acts 11:21 And the hand of the Lord was with them,
and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.
(Aorist participle)
Must occur before
the leading verb.
Leading Verb
So turning to the Lord is not believing it is
something else.
ESV Acts 26:20 but declared first to those in
Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all
the region of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that
they should repent and turn to God, performing
deeds in keeping with their repentance.
Belief and repentance must occur before a person
can turn to the Lord.
So, what does turning to the Lord involve?
again,
Acts 3:19 Repent therefore, and turn again
that your sins may
may be
be blotted
blotted out
out, 20 that times
of refreshing may come from the presence of the
Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed
for you, Jesus,
Acts 2:38 And Peter said to them, "Repent
Repent and
be baptized every one of you in the name of
Jesus Christ for
for the
the forgiveness
forgiveness of your sins
sins, and
you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Turning to Lord = being baptized
Acts 11:22 Then news of these things came to the
ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out
Barnabas to go as far as Antioch.
• Christian should be ready to go where they are
needed
ESV Acts 11:23 When he came and saw the grace
of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to
remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast
purpose,
• Others should be able to see the grace of God in
you
• A Christian is a person who will exhort or
encourage other Christians
Ecclesiastes 4:9 Two are better than one, Because
they have a good reward for their labor. 10 For if
they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe
to him who is alone when he falls, For he has no
one to help him up. 11 Again, if two lie down
together, they will keep warm; But how can one
be warm alone? 12 Though one may be
overpowered by another, two can withstand him.
And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Matthew 6:33 "But seek first the kingdom of God
and His righteousness, and all these things shall
be added to you.
Philippians 3:13 Brethren, I do not count myself
to have apprehended; but one thing I do,
forgetting those things which are behind and
reaching forward to those things which are
ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of
the upward call of God in Christ Jesus
Acts 11:24 For he was a good man, full of the
Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people
were added to the Lord.
• A Christians as someone who is good
1 Timothy 4:12 Let no one despise your youth,
but be an example to the believers in word, in
conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
Acts 11:25 Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to
seek Saul. 26 And when he had found him, he
brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole
year they assembled with the church and taught
a great many people.
• A Christian will seek the help of other Christians
when needed
A Christian assembles with the saints.
Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider one another in
order to stir up love and good works, 25 not
forsaking the assembling of ourselves together,
as is the manner of some, but exhorting one
another, and so much the more as you see the
Day approaching.
Acts 11:26 And the disciples were first called
Christians in Antioch.