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Sons of Sceva
Acts 19, Spiritual Authority, and the Question “Who Are You?”

What happens when someone invokes the name of Jesus without knowing the One whose name they are using?

In this episode of The Myrrhologist Podcast, Marissa Saint Luc examines the account of the sons of Sceva in Acts 19 and the confronting question: “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?”

Together, we explore what this encounter reveals about spiritual authority, borrowed language, and the danger of treating the name of Jesus as a formula. We also examine why a spiritual reaction, by itself, does not establish that someone has been delivered.

As the account unfolds, our attention turns to the response in Ephesus: the name of Jesus is magnified, people confess their practices, and costly books of magic are publicly burned. What does that response reveal about repentance and the transforming power of the gospel?

This episode invites us to examine what we practice, whose authority we claim, and whether our lives reflect the Jesus we proclaim.

Topics Covered:

• Acts 19 and the seven sons of Sceva
• “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?”
• The name of Jesus and spiritual authority
• Borrowed language and religious formulas
• Spiritual reactions and claims of deliverance
• Confession, repentance, and the burning of magic books
• The Word of God growing and prevailing

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