Bible Question: Steve, from what version of Acts 17:11 were you able to infer that "the Bereans did it to Paul and he accepted it, "it" being "correction" as indicated by your phrase "who refuse correction"? Doesn't such an inference as this lead us to think that Paul's teaching, under inspiration of the Holy Spirit, was in error and the Bereans corrected this error? What are you saying and what do you mean to say? --Hank |
Bible Answer: In Acts 17:11, the Bereans are described not as correcting any kind of error Paul's part, but rather, they are commended for examining the Scriptures to see if what Paul was teaching was consistent with them. Paul's message was that Jesus Christ was the Messiah, the Promised One. The Old Testament is full of prophecies about the coming Messiah. The Bereans searched the Scriptures to verify that what Paul taught was true. |