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a. Brother Saul: When Ananias laid his hands on Saul, it was not only a gesture with the spiritual meaning of bestowing the blessing of the Holy Spirit on Saul; it was also a simple gesture of love meeting the needs of a blind man who could not see the love on Ananias’ face, so he communicated it through his touch.
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www.enduringword.com/commentaries/4409.htm
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It is in Acts 9 and involves just two people, the disciple Ananias and Saul. Saul, notorious for persecuting Christians, has departed Jerusalem after obtaining a letter granting him authority to arrest any Christians he can find in Damascus.
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www.challies.com/archives/articles/bible-study/the-less...
www.challies.com/archives/articles/bible-study/the-lesson-of-a.php
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There was a Christian man named Ananias who loved the Lord very much. God spoke to him in a vision, telling him to go down the street to find Saul. Now, Ananias had heard all the stories about Saul and he wasn't very fond of this plan.
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www.childrenschapel.org/biblestories/saul.html
www.childrenschapel.org/biblestories/saul.html
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"Here I am." Unlike Saul, Ananias was not struck speechless, sightless and appetiteless. He talked back. Being in dialogue with God was not something new to Ananias. He was practiced at it. When Saul spoke with Jesus, the power of the experience immobilized him within the darkness of his own being for three days.
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www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=2186
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C. Saul and Ananias ... Ananias goes to where Saul is staying. Placing his hands on Saul, Ananias said to him, “Brother Saul, receive your sight” (Acts 22:13). Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes and he could see again.
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www.westpalmbeachchurchofchrist.com/articles/acts/acts_...
www.westpalmbeachchurchofchrist.com/articles/acts/acts_9-1-19.html
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15. There were all kinds of reasons that Ananias should have rejected Saul. Ananias himself did not experience any of the persecution in Jerusalem. But, there were plenty enough people in Damascus who had fled out of Jerusalem.
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www.j-e-s-u-s.org/english/2002/e020804.htm
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The Lord's purpose in sending Ananias to Saul was two fold. He was sent that Saul might receive his sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit. (Acts 9:17) The purpose of this article is to give attention to the two things which the Lord accomplished in sending Ananias to Saul.
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www.wordsfitlyspoken.org/gospel_guardian/v5/v5n7p8-9a.h...
www.wordsfitlyspoken.org/gospel_guardian/v5/v5n7p8-9a.html
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Digitized articles from a conservative Christian peridoical, Gospel Guardian ... He thinks he has found an example to sustain his contention in the case of Ananias being sent by the Lord to Saul, that Saul might receive his sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
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www.wordsfitlyspoken.org/gospel_guardian/v5/v5n20p5-6a....
www.wordsfitlyspoken.org/gospel_guardian/v5/v5n20p5-6a.html
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Midway Church of Christ Why Did Ananias Call Saul A Brother Before Saul Was Saved? When Jesus met Saul on the road to Damascus, and Saul was blinded, the Lord told Saul to continue on to Damascus and he would be told what to do.
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www.biblematters.net/pipermail/biblemat/2005-May/001892...
www.biblematters.net/pipermail/biblemat/2005-May/001892.html
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