Acts 17:10-11
10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
A friend of mine was recently called a Berean, and what a wonderful compliment. I am not sure if the person saying it meant it that way, but it is still a compliment. Why? Well they were more noble than those in Thessalonica. If you look at the saints at Thessalonica, this is a church that received the word in much affliction. They had reason to say “no, we are not going to listen to Paul anymore,” but they didn’t do that. Instead they turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, this is true repentance. So what made the Berean’s more noble, first they received the word with all readiness of mind. They didn’t say “I have never heard that before so I am not going to listen.” Then they searched the scriptures daily, to see if the things that were said were true or not. They were true students of the word. All of us have had to take time to listen to something new, if we didn’t we would have never come into the truth. More than that though, most of us have come into the truth, because we checked out the things that were said to us, to see if they were really what God was saying and not just what man was saying. So if someone calls you a “Berean”, say thank you, even if they didn’t mean it as a compliment, because IT IS!
Rejoicing in Grace,
Keith
2 Cor 5:14-15
