How encouraged Paul must have been. At Berea he found Jews who "received the

message with great eagerness", Jews who "examined the Scriptures every day to see if

what he said was true", Jews who believed.

Do we read the Acts of the Apostles and note how Paul testified to the Jews that Jesus

was the Messiah, the Christ. He based his arguments upon the Law of Moses and the

Prophets (e.g. 26: 22 and 28: 23). The foundation of his case was the Scriptures,

and the Jews knew their Scriptures, but note how frequently they opposed him. Only of

the Bereans was it said that "they received the message with great eagerness and

examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true".

So it is that this Bible study magazine is called The BEREAN Expositor. It is hoped

that all who read it do receive the message "with great eagerness", with all readiness of

mind. It is hoped that every reader will examine the Scriptures regularly to see if what is

written in The Berean Expositor is correct. No writer can claim to have the apostolic

authority of Paul and so human error can creep in. The Bereans were highly commended

for searching and checking on Paul, the Apostle. How much more, then, should people

today examine the Scriptures to search and see if what we say is true.