BNP #88: Bought With a Price (Paul In Corinth)

Acts 18:1-4; Acts 9:13-16; Acts 22:24-29; Philippians 3:7-8, 20-21; 1 Corinthians 7:21-24; 1 Timothy 6:17-18 A Jesus follower's response when things get tense Wherever you may find yourself in society’s structures, Jesus has purchased you with his life-giving sacrifice, and now you are a bond-servant, a volunteer slave, to Jesus himself. Your life mission… as a slave to Christ… is to further the Kingdom of Heaven. In today’s episode, we see Paul in Corinth getting acclimated, whereby he befriends husband and wife team, Aquila and Priscilla. They had recently relocated to Corinth after being expelled from Rome along with thousands of other Jewish folks and having to start over. As Paul situates himself in his new surroundings, he once again discovers the tensions of what life is like in yet another city under the Roman Empire. So… what happens when Paul starts his mission work in Corinth? Stick around to find out… with that, let’s get started!