What did Paul preach to Lydia?
Paul preached to Lydia the work of the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. She listened and responded as God opened her heart, attending to the things spoken by Paul. This illustrates salvation: God opens the heart and understanding but does not force anyone, leaving each person to choose or reject.
Les explains that Lydia was a seller of purple from Thyatira, a religious woman who worshipped God. 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 had to respond; she listened and attended to the things spoken by Paul. Les points out this is the perfect scriptural explanation of how salvation works: God opens the heart and understanding, but He doesn't force His way in. He leaves it with us to choose or reject. Les also uses an illustration about recess and playing ball, where someone would call out, "Come on, we're going to have a ball game," to show a similar invitation.
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
What did Paul preach to Lydia when he explained salvation to her?
Paul explained to Lydia the work of the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ as the content of the message she heard.
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.