Acts 20: Eutychus and Farewell to the Ephesian Elders

Paul travels through Macedonia and Greece and raises Eutychus after he falls from a window. At Miletus, Paul tells the Ephesian elders he has declared the whole counsel of God and charges them to shepherd the church Christ obtained with his own blood.

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According to Acts 20:32, what two things does Paul commit the Ephesian elders to, and what can these accomplish for them?

To their own good works and to the traditions of the elders, which can earn them a secure standing before GodInto God's care and to His message of grace, which can strengthen them and give them their place in the inheritance of all who are set apart to HimTo the temple in Jerusalem and to the Mosaic law, which can keep them faithful until the Lord returnsTo the Roman authorities and to the wisdom of Greek philosophy, which can protect them from persecution and error