Acts 16:14

A woman named Lydia was listening, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God. The Lord opened her heart to heed what Paul was saying.
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Treated in 12 passages across the library.

  1. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The New Birth cites Acts 16:14

    …into the soil of the human heart; God by His Spirit opens the heart to receive the seed (Acts 16:14); the hearer believes; the Spirit quickens the seed into life in the receptive heart; the…

  2. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    Effectual calling cites Acts xvi. 14

    …trumpet in the ear; by the inward call, He opens the heart, as He did the heart of Lydia (Acts xvi. 14). The outward call may bring men to a profession of Christ, the inward call brings them…

  3. Practical Religion · J. C. Ryle

    Formality cites Acts xvi. 14

    …and must be opened. The Lord "opened the heart" of Lydia. (Ezek. xxxvi. 26; Psalm li. 17; Acts xvi. 14.) The heart is the seat of true saving faith. "With the heart man believeth unto…

  4. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.4 The Fourth Commandment cites Acts 16: 14

    …‘A certain woman, named Lydia, attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.’ Acts 16: 14. Constantine, the emperor, was noted for his reverent attention to the word. Christ…

  5. Daughters of the King – 30 Days with God for Girls – Book 1 · Ochorus Originals

    Day 28 — Lydia Opens Her Heart cites Acts 16:14

    …who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.” — Acts 16:14 (BSB) When the apostle Paul traveled to the city of Philippi, he went down to the river…

  6. The Inner Chamber · Andrew Murray

    Learning of Christ cites Acts 16: 14

    …He who opens the understanding, and opens the heart, and opens the seals. (Luke 24: 45, Acts 16: 14, Revelation 5: 9.) Christ is the living eternal Word, of which the written words are the…

  7. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    December cites Acts 16:14

    …changes not, the cross is ever nigh.” December 10 “Whose heart the Lord opened.” (Acts 16:14) In Lydia's conversion there are many points of interest. It was brought about by…

  8. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    4.3 The Word cites Acts 16: 14

    …heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.’ Acts 16: 14. Give attention to the word, as to a matter of life and death. For this purpose have a…

  9. Tell Me the Story – Book 8: To the Ends of the Earth · Ochorus Originals

    Lydia by the River cites Acts 16:14

    “The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.” — Acts 16:14 Paul kept travelling. Now a young man called Timothy was with him, and a friend called…

  10. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Christ's Prophetic Office cites Acts 16:14

    …the heart. Others may teach the ear, Christ the heart. ‘Whose heart the Lord opened.’ Acts 16:14. All that the dispensers of the word can do is but to work knowledge, Christ works grace…

  11. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Effectual Calling cites Acts 16:14

    …a key and opens the door. ‘A certain woman named Lydia, whose heart the Lord opened.’ Acts 16:14. From what does God call men? (1.) From sin. He calls them from their ignorance and…

  12. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 24 — Election Confirmed by the Calling of God cites Acts 16:14

    …heart should be opened, that she might attend to the doctrine of Paul, and profit in it (Acts 16:14). This was not said of one woman only but to teach us that all progress in piety is the…

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