Romans 15:18-21 - For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed, by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God—so that from Jerusalem and all the way around to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ; and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation, but as it is written, “Those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand.”
2 Corinthians 12:12 - The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with utmost patience, with signs and wonders and mighty works.
Hebrews 2:2-4 - For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
Acts 1:8 - But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Application:
· Signs and miracles were displayed by the apostles unlike the false teachers who had come.
· The gospel is greater than the law. If disregard for the law brought certain punishment, disregard for the gospel will bring even greater punishment.
· The apostles were to be witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria and the ends of the earth—including Caesarea, Antioch, Asia Minor, Greece and Rome. Judea is the region in which Jerusalem was located.
All Scripture verses taken from ESV
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