Christian Age Acts 22:24-29 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging… A man was captured in Cuba, in 1869, by the Spanish troops under suspicious circumstances, and he was condemned to be shot. English by birth and American by naturalisation, the consuls of these two nations interfered for his life, but in vain. The condemned man was brought out to be shot. The soldiers were drawn up in file with loaded guns, when the English and American consuls threw over the man their national flags; the Spanish authorities did not dare to fire upon the Cross of St. George or the Stars and Stripes, and the man was saved. "Take heed," the consuls said, "this man is English, this man is an American." So when a sinner trusts in Christ, and his soul is sprinkled with His precious blood, no power can harm. Christ says to Justice, "Take heed, this man is My brother"; and to the world, and to Satan, and to all the powers of evil, "Take heed, this man is a Christian." (Christian Age.) Parallel Verses KJV: The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him. |
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