Read Part One HERE
A WALK THROUGH THE BOOK OF ACTS
PART XXIV- IV
" I, Paul, looked around the court room in Casesarea.... I could see that Governor Felix was intently listening to me.... I noticed as well that Tertullus and the other Jewish men who had come with him from Jerusalem were listening to me.... They had come to accuse me...So they wanted to hear what I had to say in my defense... I continued to address Governor Felix... For I wanted to make it clear to him that I had never caused any problems either in the temple or anywhere else in the city.... Eventhough I had been accused of these things.... I shared as well that, yes, I am indeed a follower of the Way... But I followed that statement by telling him that I believe in the Law and the Prophets... Just as my accusers do.... Moreover, I have hope in God that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.... And these Jewish men here in the court room believe that too... I am confident that Governor Felix will understand from what I have shared that I am innocent....However, I may need to share some further details of my recent time in Jerusalem....For that may help him in making his final decision... I hope to do that the next time the court meets.".... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn hw Paul continued his defence before Governor Felix....
ATTACHMENT A WALK THROUGH THE BOOK OF ACTS
PART XXIV- IV
Paul, when defending himself in the court room in Caesarea, continued by giving Governor Felix an account of his whereabouts in Jerusalem as you can read in Acts 24:11-13
"You can easily verify that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship. My accusers did not find me arguing with anyone at the temple, or stirring up a crowd in the synagogues or anywhere else in the city. And they cannot prove to you the charges they are making against me."
Paul knew what his accusers were trying to accuse him of so he made it clear that they had no case against him. He then changed the subject by beginning to talk about his faith making it clear that he worshipped the same God that they worshipped as you can read in Acts 24:14-16
"However, I admit that I worship the God of our fathers as a follower of the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that agrees with the Law and that is written in the Prophets, and I have the same hope in God as these men, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked. So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man."
It was important to Paul that Governor Felix understood he was not part of a sect as his accusers claimed since his belief system was like theirs, including the hope in a resurrection of both the righeous and the wicked.
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