Summary of the story of Jesus

Jesus loves us and wants us to love.

I John 4:10

Ephesians 1:3-5 - the theme of love in Ephesians

Romans 14:15

We need to tell this story.

Matthew 18:1-4 - stories of conversion from vain things to God

Acts 2:22-24 - the effect of Peter telling the story of Jesus

Acts 8:26-40

Was the eunuch a Jew? It’s possible. The scripture does not specifically say.

He put forth much effort to worship God.

Acts 8:27-28 - He was traveling several hundred miles to worship God and had acquired scripture to read from on his trip.

Do we put forth this much effort?

I Peter 2:2 - We should long for the scripture.

I Timothy 4:6 - We are to be nourished on the words of the faith.

Romans 3:1

He was humble.

II Kings 5:1 - Naaman let his pride get in the way of serving God.

Acts 8:27-30 - The eunuch displayed no arrogance when Philip met him.

Note: This was not Philip the apostle. He was one of the seven men chosen in Acts 6:5.

I Timothy 1:6-7 - The Ethiopian did not bluff his knowledge and neither should we.

He didn’t procrastinate.

Acts 24:25 - Felix procrastinated when he heard Paul.

We must not put off serving God. Serve Him today, don’t wait for some perfect time in the future to be spiritual!

If we serve God we can go on our way rejoicing like the eunuch!

Defining homosexuality

Leviticus 20:13 - Homosexuality is described as an act in the Old Testament.

Leviticus 18:22

See also Leviticus 20:10-26.

Some contend that these verses are only talking about temple prostitution. This does not fit the context, though.

Genesis 19

Lot was trying to protect his visitors from the rampant homosexuality in the city.

Some claim it was rape and not homosexuality that Sodom was guilty of. The rape aspect was certainly wrong, but the homosexual perversion in the city was also wrong.

See Jude 1:6-7.

Matthew 19

Some argue that Jesus never dealt with homosexuality. See Matthew 19:4-6. He implicitly dealth with the subject in His teaching on marriage and divorce. The apostles also spoke on Jesus’ authority.

Romans 1:22-32

This passage clearly shows that homosexuality is prohibited under the New Covenant.

I Corinthians 6:9-11

I Timothy 1:8-11