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Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, "Unless these stay in the ship, you can`t be saved."
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God's Plan, Our Part
Commentators unanimously highlight that God's promise of safety did not eliminate the need for human action. Paul's warning shows that God's sovereign plan often works through the necessary and practical means He provides. We are not to be passive, but to actively participate, trusting that God uses our efforts to accomplish His will.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers. The centurion had, it appears, the general direction of the ship (Acts 27:11).…
Except these abide in the ship (Εαν μη ουτο μεινωσιν εν τω πλοιω). Condition of the third class (undetermined, but with hope, etc.…
19th Century
Anglican
Except these abide in the ship . . .—We scarcely need to concern ourselves with the question of to what extent the divine…
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Baptist
Yet God had said that they should be, so it is quite consistent to believe in divine predestination and yet to see the utility, even the necessity,…
Contrary to the best tradition of the sea, the sailors schemed to save themselves by lowering the dinghy (cf. vv.16–17) under cover of lowering som…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Paul said to the centurion, and to the soldiers He did not direct his speech to the governor and owner of the ship, …
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God, who appointed the end that they should be saved, also appointed the means by which they would be saved—through the help of these sailors. Duty…
