Four Noble Guides to the Way of Salvation
Acts 8:26-39
And the angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza…


I. THE VOICE IN ONE'S HEART, which longs after God.

II. THE INTIMATION OF SCRIPTURE, which points to Christ.

III. THE GUIDANCE OF THE MINISTRY, which explains both the presentiments of the heart and the counsels of Scripture.

IV. THE EFFICACY OF THE SACRAMENT, which seals to us the Divine grace, and nourishes and strengthens within us the Divine life.

(K. Gerok.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.

WEB: But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, "Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert."




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