Acts 13:2-13 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said… I. ON THE CALL AND INTIMATION OF THE LORD. 1. Those who send must be moved not by their own spirit, but by the Holy Ghost. 2. Those who are to be sent must be chosen, not according to the dictates of human prudence, but according to the evident marks of Divine grace. II. WITH HOLY BEHAVIOUR. 1. Those who send should fast, i.e., abstain from all superfluities in order to have enough for the wants of the heathen. 2. They should pray; the prayer of the sender cooperates mightily with the word of the preachers. 3. The messengers should depart with the imposition of hands; regularly ordained if they are to have an orderly ministry for the salvation of the heathen and the advancement of the Church. (Lisco.) Parallel Verses KJV: As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. |
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