Do You Understand What You Are Reading? | Acts 8: 26–31 (ESV)
Do you understand what you read in Scripture? After the apostles saw the Holy Spirit fall on the Samaritans, they continued preaching as they returned to Jerusalem (in v. 25). But Phillip, led by the Holy Spirit, went towards the south to a desert place. It was in that unlikely place that he met an Ethiopian longing to understand the Scripture. As Phillip explained the Scripture, he was used mightily by the Spirit to point someone to Jesus. So, in this passage, we’ll see that: a) The Spirit leads us to the Scripture. b) The Spirit shows us Jesus in Scripture. c) The Spirit unites us to new life with Jesus.