What did Paul explain to Lydia when he spoke to her?
Paul explained the work of the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. Lydia, a worshipper of God, heard him, and the Lord opened her heart. She then attended to the things spoken by Paul, listened, and responded, showing that God opens understanding but does not force the will.
Les explains that Lydia was a religious lady, a seller of purple from Thyatira, yet lost. When Paul came, he began to explain to her the work of the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. God opened her heart, but she still had to respond. She attended to Paul’s message, listened, and responded. Les calls this the perfect scriptural explanation of salvation: God opens the heart and understanding, but He does not force His way in, leaving each person able to choose or reject.
And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
More Questions
Was Lydia already saved before she heard Paul?
Despite being Jewish, having a certain amount of religion, and having some knowledge of God, Lydia was lost, and her eyes were just as blinded by Satan as anybody else's.
Who was Lydia in Acts 16 and what happened when she heard Paul preach?
Lydia was a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple of the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God, and when she heard Paul, the Lord opened her heart.