Today, I am reading and commenting on  Acts 11-13.

At some point shortly after Peter had baptized Cornelius and his household some Jewish Believers from Cyprus and Cyrene (Cyrene was in what is now Libya) began preaching the Gospel to Gentiles in Antioch.  Some of those Gentiles became Believers.  When the Church in Jerusalem learned of this, they sent Barnabas to evaluate the situation.  After spending some time with these new Believers in Antioch, Barnabas went to Tarsus to bring Saul back to Antioch.  I believe that Barnabas brought Saul to Antioch because the new Believers, unlike Cornelius and his household, were unfamiliar with Judaism.  Saul was at that time possibly the Believer most thoroughly trained in Jewish Law and religious practices.   Barnabas correctly felt that these new Believers needed to be taught the basics of Judaism as they applied to Jesus’ teaching.  He believed that Saul was the person best qualified to teach them that.  We see here that one does not need to know the Bible to be saved by faith In Jesus’ name, but one needs to study the Bible in order to grow in that faith.

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