Some believed Paul, and some didn’t. (Acts 28:24)

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 

When we share the word with people who identify themselves as Christians and they stay for awhile and leave us, it is so difficult to endure.

 

But we have to let them go, considering these people who leave us to be "antichrist" as the apostle John said in the following scripture.

 

I John 2:18-19 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.

19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

 

Those persons who stayed for awhile and then left us were "antichrist".

 

The apostle Paul went through the same thing.  Some believed Paul while others didn't believe.  We can tell this grieved Paul by what He said in the following.

 

Acts 28:24-28   And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,  Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.  Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.

 

Some of Paul's day, did not believe Paul was an apostle.

 

I Corinthians 9:2   If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

 

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