Acts 4:18-31 And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.… Gideon Ousely was impressed with the thought that he ought to preach Jesus Christ to the people; he hesitated for a time till a voice came to him, as if asking, "Gideon, do you know the nature of the evil?" He said, "Yes, I do. I know the nature of sin." "Do you know the remedy?" "Yes, I do." "Then go and tell it." We know the nature of the disease, and we know the only remedy is God's remedy in Jesus Christ, and we must go and make the remedy known to those who are in the dark valleys of the shadow of sin. There comes to my mind the story of one of our own missionaries in Wales, who, when he was converted, was so full of joy that he ran out of the meeting shouting. A boy went up to him and said, "What's to do? What's to do?" Then the man — Griffith Griffiths, well known to many of us — took sixpence out of his pocket, and said to the lad, "Here, go and tell the people that God has saved Griffith Griffiths." He gave the boy sixpence to do it. He felt that as soon as he knew Jesus Christ it was his business to make Jesus Christ known to others. (J. S. Balmer.) Parallel Verses KJV: And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.WEB: They called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. |
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