Acts 26:20

Acts 26:20 says, But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance. Paul tells King Agrippa of his obedience to the call of God for him to witness for Christ.  He began in Damascus, then in Jerusalem, and then throughout all the coasts of Judea.  Then he went to the Gentiles, that they might repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.  This does not mean they were to work to earn or keep their salvation.  It meant, and still means today, that once a person becomes a Christian, they are to live their life to reflect God.  We may often fall short of that standard, but that does not mean we are suddenly in need of salvation again.  God said that once a person accepts the gift of salvation that nothing can take that person from Him.  We are sealed to Him by His power, not by our strength or actions.  If we find ourselves off course, doing anything that we know God would not want us to do, or not doing what we know He would want us to do, then we need to ask His forgiveness and move forward in faith once again.  Until we acknowledge that we are in need of forgiveness, we can neither come to Christ in the first place nor return to Him in the second.  To say we have done nothing to need forgiveness for makes God a liar, for He said all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.  Verse twenty-one adds, For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me. Paul then said it was because of his witnessing to everyone, the Gentiles included, that the Jews had him arrested and wanted to kill him.  Verse twenty-two continues, Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:  Paul said by the authority of God, he continued to proclaim the gospel everywhere.  He stated that he said nothing but what Moses had said was to come.  He also said his help was from heaven. When we are doing God's work, following His will for our life, we can rest assured in His help from heaven.  Verse twenty-three concludes, That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles. Paul got to the heart of the gospel once again.  Christ should suffer, be the first to rise from the dead, and should show light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.  This is the only message that we can proclaim. Jesus is the Christ, crucified, resurrected Lord.