Blog post #8 Suffering
Blog Post #8 Suffering In what ways did the people you learned about during this unit suffer? What was their reaction to their suffering? In the story of the Apostles Heal Many Acts 5: 12-41, Peter and other Apostles were imprisoned by a high priest for performing miracles on other people, which challenged the priest's authority and lead to their imprisonment. Imagine spreading the word of God as God would want you to and the be punished for this. Personally, my faith would definitely be tested, and being imprisoned in itself is psychologically challenging. In the story, if Lystra and Derbe, Paul the Apostle helped a crippled man walk with the power of God, but was confused by people for an actual god. Paul explained to the people that he was only a man with extraordinary powers given to him by God, but the people grew distraught and stoned him. The Apostles definitely suffered Mentally, emotionally, and physically. Which story from the Acts of the Apostles did you f...