"10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea, which when they were come thither, entered into the Synagogue of the Jews.
11 These were also more noble men than they which were at Thessalonica, which received "THE WORD" with all readiness, and SEARCHED THE SCRIPTURES DAILY, WHETHER THOSE THINGS WERE SO.
12 Therefore many of them believed, and of honest women, which were Grecians, and men not a few."
Often in life there are misunderstandings or misinterpretations of something spoken where the person who originally spoke the words has to make a clarification of what was meant. There is never any better evidence than going to the source and getting "THE WORD" about what transpired.
Recently in a bible study in our church, our pastor referred to JESUS answering the Pharisees about divorce. In Matthew 19:8 JESUS said "Moses, because of the hardness of your heart, suffered you to put away your wives: but FROM THE BEGINNING it was not so". JESUS answered the Pharisees with TRUTH that could not be disputed. True, HIS response was worded in a way to eliminate dispute, but that is what occurs when TRUTH is debated.
The believers at Berea in Acts 17:10-12 were men who received "THE WORD" with all readiness. They SEARCHED THE SCRIPTURES DAILY to verify what they were being taught. They did not take some preachers opinion or view about a subject. They verified the positions presented to them by going to "THE WORD"!
The gospel of John 1:1 says "In the beginning was "THE WORD", and "THE WORD" was with God, and "THE WORD" was God"! When JESUS spoke in Matthew 19:8, HE was not repeating what HE had been taught or what HE had heard! HE was there with GOD FROM THE BEGINNING as "THE WORD"! The Bereans received "THE WORD" with all readiness! I pray my life demonstrates a willingness to receive and obey "THE WORD"!
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