LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1965, Page 269

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THEOLOGY OF FELLOWSHIP 269

filled with the Holy Ghost. And immediately there fell
from his eyes as it had been scales. And he received
sight forthwith and arose and was baptized. And when
he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was
Saul certain days with the disciples which were at
Damascus.” Acts 15:36. “And some days after, Paul
said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our
brethren in every city where we have preached the
Word of the Lord and see how they do.” Acts 20:7-12
(Paul preaches in Troas). “And upon the first day of
the week, when the disciples came together to break
bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on
the morrow, and continued his speech until midnight.
And there were many lights in the upper chamber
where they were gathered together. And there sat in
a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being
fallen into a deep sleep. And as Paul was long preach-
ing, he sunk down with sleep and fell down from the
third loft and was taken up dead. And Paul went
down and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble
not yourselves, for his life is in him. When he there-
fore was come up again, and had broken bread, and
eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day,
so he departed. And they brought the young man alive
and were not a little comforted.”

3 Acts 2:42. (See no. 2 above)

4 Acts 4:24-31. “And when they heard that, they
lifted up their voice to God with one accord and said,
Lord, Thou art God, which hast made heaven and earth
and the sea and all that in them is, who by the mouth
of Thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen
rage and the people imagine vain things? The kings
of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered
together, against the Lord and against His Christ. For
of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus, whom Thou
hast anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the
Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered to-
gether, for to do whatsoever Thy hand and Thy counsel
determined before to be done. And now, Lord, behold
their threatenings, and grant unto Thy servants that
with all boldness they may speak Thy Word, by
stretching forth Thine hand to heal and that signs and
wonders may be done by the name of Thy holy child
Jesus. And when they had prayed, the place was
shaken where they were assembled together, and they
were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the
Word of God with boldness.” Acts 12:5. “Peter there-
fore was kept in prison, but prayer was made without
ceasing of the church unto God for him.” Acts 1:12-14.
“Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount
called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a Sabbath day’s
journey. And when they were come in, they went up
into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and
James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas,
Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus,
and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
These all continued with one accord in prayer and
supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother
of Jesus, and with His brethren.”

5 Acts 15:5,6. “But there rose up certain of the sect
of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was
needful to circumcise them and to command them to
keep the Law of Moses. And the apostles and elders
came together for to consider of this matter.” Acts 15:
22-29, “Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the
whole church, to send chosen men of their own com-
pany to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, namely, Judas
surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the
brethren. And they wrote letters by them after this
manner: The apostles and elders and brethren send
greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles
in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia. Forasmuch as we
have heard that certain which went out from us have
troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying,
Ye must be circumcised and keep the Law, to whom
we gave no such commandment, it seemed good unto
us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen
men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
men that have hazarded their lives for the name of
our Lord Jesus Christ. We have sent therefore Judas
and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by
mouth. For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to
us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these
necessary things: that ye abstain from meats offered to
idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and
from fornication; from which if ye keep yourselves,
ye shall do well. Fare ye well.” Gal. 2:11-14. “But
when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to
the face because he was to be blamed. For before that
certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles,
but when they were come, he withdrew and separated
himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him,
insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with
their dissimulation. But when I saw that they walked
not uprightly according to the truth of the Gospel,
I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew,
livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the
Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do
the Jews?” 1 Cor.5:1-5. “It is reported commonly that
there is fornication among you, and such fornication
as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that
one should have his father’s wife. And ye are puffed
up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath
done this deed might be taken away from among you.
For I verily, as absent in body but present in spirit,
have judged already, as though I were present, con-
cerning him that hath so done this deed, in the name
of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered to-
gether, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord
Jesus Christ, to deliver such a one unto Satan for
the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be
saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.” 2 Cor. 2:5-11. “But
if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but
in part, that I may not overcharge you all. Sufficient
to such a man is this punishment which was inflicted
of many, so that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive
him and comfort him lest perhaps such a one should
be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. Wherefore