But God (Acts 27)

Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament based on Semantic Domains 89.94 δέ

δέ

: a marker of an additive relation, but with the possible implication of some contrast

v1,2, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 26, 27, 28, 30, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 39, 41, 41, 42, 43,

Ephesians 2:4 ESV

4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,

alla but v10

kai also v10, 40 and, 40 then,

the majority decided v12

te then v17 v20 and, v21, 29 and, 43,

(1) The Lord’s promise to Paul

Acts 23:11 ESV

11 The following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Take courage, for as you have testified to the facts about me in Jerusalem, so you must testify also in Rome.”

(2) You’re only truly free when you are in God’s will

Acts 26:32 ESV

32 And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

Jonah 1:1-16 Running from God, a great storm, a crew that tries to do it their way, an unwilling missionary Paul, running with God, a great storm, a crew that does it their way, a willing missionary

(3) The Lord’s promises cannot be stopped

Map - Paul’s journey in Acts 27

v10 - Paul warns them, v11 they ignore him, v12 the danger of the majority

v21 Paul corrects them, v22 Paul urges them, v23 Paul promises them

v31 - they listen to Paul, v 33 Paul urges them

vv42-43 The Lord protects Paul

But God