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The Jailors Conversion

The Jailors Conversion. Acts 16:23-40. Text. Paul in Prison at Philippi. Introduction. Discussion.

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The Jailors Conversion

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  1. The Jailors Conversion Acts 16:23-40 Text

  2. Paul in Prison at Philippi Introduction

  3. Discussion

  4. And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. Acts 16:23-24

  5. The jailor was apparently unaware of his lost condition Like so many today 1. Unaware ---Lost and didn’t know it

  6. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Mt. 16:26

  7. [26] And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed. Acts 16:26-27

  8. [27] And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.

  9. A great earthquake shook the prison The jailor was shaken physically and “spiritually” 2. Shaken

  10. But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, Acts 16:28-29

  11. Sprang = “to leap, rush, or spring into” (Young’s Concordance) 3. Concern

  12. Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day. Ruth 3:18

  13. He ran to prisoners seeking aid Most likely he knew something of Paul and Silas He knew he could not save himself 4. Humility

  14. “And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.” In an humble frame of mind, one is teachable Acts 2:40

  15. “And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” Acts 16:30

  16. He was asking about salvation and not how to spare his life People today must go to the right source 5. “What must I do to be saved”

  17. Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me Jn. 14:6

  18. And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. Acts 16:31

  19. This was the starting point Please note that he was not saved by faith alone 6. The right answer

  20. But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Heb. 11:6

  21. And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house Acts 16:32

  22. He could not believe until he knew what to believe Rom. 10:17 “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” 7. The Gospel Preached

  23. The specific things Paul taught are not listed Whatever this man had to do in order to be saved was included in Paul’s teaching (This would apply to all lost souls)

  24. And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house. Acts 16:33-34

  25. He obeyed the commands of the gospel “washed stripes” = sign of repentance 8. Obedience and rejoicing

  26. For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. 2 Cor. 7:10

  27. Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Acts 2:38

  28. Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? Acts 8:35-36

  29. Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Cor. 5:17

  30. From this account we can see what souls must do in order to be saved Gal. 3:26-28 2 Cor. 6:2 Conclusion

  31. Major points taken and adapted from material by James Boyd in “A Burning Fire” (I do not remember the specific volume) References

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