“And he spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.” Commentary: Saul of Tarsus who became Paul previously had been a persecutor of the church! He participated in the martyr of Stephen! After his conversion to Christ on the Road to Damascus he became a persecuted Christian! A good lesson we can learn here in the life of the Apostle Paul. In life there are two sides of the coin! You will either be persecuted as Christians or you will persecute the followers of Christ! So which team are you on? Following Christ leads to persecution and heaven but to persecute Christ and his followers leads to hell. I was once a persecutor of Christ but now a follower! Which are you? When the truth of Christ is revealed and the lies and deceptions of Satan are exposed conversion follows! I am only a critic of the church when they depart from the scriptures to conform to popular culture! Promotion of abortion, homosexuality, gay marriage, transgenderism, lesbianism and other sins opposed by God and his Holy scriptures! State controlled churches through the 501c tax exemption trading freedom of speech for money! I am not a self appointed judge of the church or anyone but I can echo what the scriptures declare! Yes if you promote the scriptures they will want to kill you! However this life is short but eternity forever! The church will never be perfect and neither are we it’s members! Remember the seven churches in the Book of Revelation? He commended them yet said I have somewhat against you! You have left your first love for the world! Jesus is the judge of the living and the dead! If anyone is able to speak for you on judgment day it will be Jesus! If I deny him and his scriptures here on earth what hope do we have? None outside of him! Promising to raise us from the dead! Forgive our sin! Again are you are either a persecutor or the persecuted of Christ! James & Hamsa Sasse. IndiaJesusLovesYou.com