Today, I am reading and commenting on  Acts 7-8.

I know some Christians who prefer not to limit their Bible Study to the New Testament.  They think the Old Testament is unnecessary, and perhaps even problematic.  However, today’s passage gives us some indication that the Old Testament is critical.  Stephen referenced the Exodus in his sermon before he was stoned.  More importantly, when Philip preached the Gospel to the Ethiopian, he used the Old Testament to show him that Jesus was the Messiah.  Philip was able to teach the entire Gospel using the Old Testament.  Without a thorough understanding of the Old Testament, Philip would never have been able to reach the Ethiopian in order to teach him the Gospel.  In much the same way today we limit our ability to understand and communicate the Gospel if we do not study the Old Testament.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.