Biblestudy: Acts (Part Twenty-Four)
Acts 24 Paul Uses Trials as Opportunities to Witness
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John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)
Given 07-Mar-89; 83 minutes
description: (hide) The Bible covers exercising ones legal rights, including taking a brother to court, submitting to civil government, paying taxes, responding to lawsuits, and dealing with corrupt court systems and unfair settlements. As Paul (through the brave intervention of his young nephew) is miraculously rescued by half a cohort of Roman soldiers from the mob in Jerusalem (who had taken a rash vow to murder Paul) and taken to Caesarea (where he was tried for sedition before Felix), he uses every trial as an opportunity to bear witness to Christ, preaching the Gospel. As Paul successfully confutes the spurious sedition charges, he introduces Felix to the particular tenets of The Way. Felix (fearing a possible insurrection of the Jews) puts Paul in protective custody. After a private conversation, Paul unwittingly pricks the conscience of Felix, keeping himself incarcerated until the appointment of the next governor, Festus, to whom he would appeal (as a right of a Roman citizen) to Caesar.
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