... arrest (Acts 21:33), Paul goes consistently to the Jews first (Acts 13:14; 17:2, 10, 17:16; 18:4, 19:8) as a teacher, and messenger of the Gospel. In almost every town he visits, the synagogue is the chosen initial forum for his preaching, in spite of the Jewish opposition he encounters. Acts 19:9 mentions the first time a public facility other than ... most powerful application as a model for the Church's self-reflection - so that we can ask ourselves, "How are we doing in our commission as ministers of reconciliation, and what are the attitudes we hold that could thwart that process, ...

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