Lockdown’s Loophole
“Then Paul dwelt two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who came to him, preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no one forbidding him.” Acts 28:30-31 NKJV https://www.bible.com/114/act.28.30-31.nkjv In spite of the obvious benefits of the lockdown of social and economic activities to the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, the world is seriously concerned about the devastating consequences to the global economies. And barring any challenge in the personal supply of the basic needs of life, a responsible person will still be concerned about an effective management of the depressive idleness and a reliable promotion of productivity. But by reflecting on the disposition of Paul during his 2-year lockdown on arrival in Rome, the hope of a useful engagement of believers’ period of either self-quarantine or imposed lockdown can be revealed. When God arranged the favour of a private apartm...