rs were carefully gone
over. Of all the speeches made, Luke records only the two
made by Peter (Acts 15:7-12) and James (Acts 15:13-2l),
which must have embodied the sense of the meeting
in that both spoke for liberty, from the Mosaic yoke, in
Christ.

+The Decision+ of the council was for the freedom of the
Gentile Christians and that they should not be obliged to
become Jews before they became Christians. Thus was
one of the grave crises of the early church safely passed.
Paul and Barnabas went back happy in that great victory
for Gentile Christianity to their brethren at Antioch.

It should be borne in mind, however, that while the
question of the relation of the Gentile Christians to the
law of Moses was decided at this council, it was one
which came up again and again to hamper and bother
Paul in his missionary work.

QUESTIONS

What is to be considered in the introduction to the three
missionary journeys? By whom was the call to this work? What is
the significance of the journeys? The extent and time? What
can be said of the record? Were there other long journeys by
Paul? What was the method of work and support? What was
the message? The first journey; what was the preparation for it?
Who the companions? Time and extent? Rulers? Give some
of the incidents that took place upon the Itinerary, at Salamis,
Paphos, Perga, Antioch, Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe? What
can be said of the return journey? Why was the Jerusalem
Council necessary, and what was decided by it?

II. PAUL'S JOURNEYS

_Acts 13:1-28:31_

STUDY IV

SECOND MISSIONARY JOURNEY

_Scripture, Acts 13:36-18:32_

ANALYSIS

+Second Missionary Journey+--The Inception. The Companions.
The Wide Scope. Value to the World. Time and Rulers.
Epistles to the Churches.

+The Itinerary+--Through Asia Minor. In Europe (Philippi.
Thessalonica. Berea. Athens. Corinth).

+The Return Voyage+--Ephesus. Caesarea. Antioch.

II. PAUL'S JOURNEYS

_Scripture, Acts 13:1-28:32_

STUDY IV

SECOND MISSIONARY JOURNEY

_Scripture, Acts 15:36-18:22_

+The Inception+--After the Jerusalem Council Paul
returned to Antioch where he spent some time, "teaching
and preaching the Word of the Lord with many others
also." "And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas,
Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where
we have preached the Word of the Lord, and see how
they do" (Acts 15:35, 36). He felt that he mu