MORE PLACES TO GO TO: ROME AND CAESAREA P/10

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 A WALK THROUGH THE BOOK OF ACTS

                 PART XXIV - III 

"The lawyer Tertullus had made his case against me, Paul, here in the court room in Caesarea.... Governor Felix next allowd the other Jews from Jerusalem to speak as well.... They all agreeed with the lawyer that I, Paul, was a trouble maker... I had not yet said anything.... For I knew that Governor Felix would let me know when it was my time to speak.... And he did... After he had listened to all the speeches of the Jewish men, he turned towards me, Paul.... And he motioned for me to speak...I did not feel the need to flatter the governor as Tertullus had done.. For I know that my life is not in the hands of Governor Felix.. My life is in the hands of Almighty God... I am here in Caesarea because God has allowed me to be here... Likewise, Governor Felix's life is in the hands of God.... He is governor because God has allowed him to be governor.... One day he will no longer be governor here in Caesarea... Only God knows when that will happen... One day too I will leave Caesarea because I am supposed to go to Rome.... Only God knows when that will happen... God is at work behind the scenes.... And He will use whomever He wishes to make sure that I will get to Rome.... He may decide to use Governor Felix... Or He may decide to use another governor... Only He knows."... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn that Governor Felix allowed Paul to begin to defend himself.

                        ATTACHMENT A WALK THROUGH THE BOOK OF ACTS

                                                        PART XXIV - III

Governor Felix, after having heard the lawyer Tertullus and the other Jews bringing their accusations against Paul in the court room in Caeasarea, decided it was time for Paul to make his defence as you can read in Acts 24:10

When the governor motioned for him to speak, Paul replied: "I know that for a number of years you have been a judge over this nation; so I gladly make my defense."

When Paul addressed Governor Felix, he simply acknowledged that he had been a judge over Israel for some time already. However, he did not falsely praise him in order to win his favour as Tertullus had done, nor did he tell him off for being the terrible person he was, for Paul understood that leaders are placed in positions of authority by God as you can know from Romans 13:1

"Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been establised by God.

Paul knew that ultimately God would judge any person who would have a position of authority. It was, therefore, not up to him to judge such a person.

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