Act 17:10
Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
Act 17:11
These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.
Act 17:12
Therefore many of them believed, and also not a few of the Greeks, prominent women as well as men.
In my early days of conversion to Christianity, I thought that whoever stood and preached on the pulpit was qualified to do so and hence whatever he said was correct. It took me time to learn otherwise after listening to different preachers with diverse interpretations of the Word.
As Christians, we should follow the example of the Jews of Berea who congregated in the synagogues with the purpose of searching the scriptures before believing the message.
Verse: 11 tells us that first, the Jews received the word with all readiness, then searched the scriptures before converting to Christianity.
Verse: 12 mentions that some Greeks, prominent women as well as men were converted. This shows us that it wasn't just blind faith that they decided to follow Christianity but accepted Christianity after extensive study of the scriptures.
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