Hidden Heroes: The Bereans
by David Chadwick
Our next hidden heroes are a group of people named the Bereans. Their story is found in Acts 17.
Paul went to the city of Berea in Asia Minor to preach the Gospel to a group of people called the Bereans. Amazingly, the Bereans did not become angry or aggressively defensive towards Paul's proclamation of Jesus. In fact, the Bible says "they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily" (Act 17:11b).
The Bereans went to the Scripture (the Old Testament of that day) and studied it intently to see if what Paul was saying was true and accurate. They were…
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