Laying Things Together: Discerning God's Will Corporately
When Paul received the Macedonian vision at Troas—that haunting cry, 'Come over and help *us*!'—he did not rush forward in solitary certainty. Instead, this apostle,...
This is historical examples on divine guidance and corporate discernment, drawing on Acts 16:10-11.
When Paul received the Macedonian vision at Troas—that haunting cry, 'Come over and help us!' —he did not rush forward in solitary certainty. Instead, this apostle, who had seen Christ Himself on the Damascus road, gathered three companions: Timothy, Silas, and Luke. A Jew, a half-Gentile, a full Gentile, and Paul—these four 'shook the world,' yet their first act was deliberation.…
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