Proclamation:
“… 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 now making against me.” Acts 24:11-14 (NIV)
Explanation:
The apostle Paul was arrested and escorted to the governor
for a hearing. After the elders and
their lawyer, Tertullus, had presented their case against him to Felix, the
governor, Paul was allowed to speak. (Acts 24:1-10) Paul basically said that the charges against
him were false. He said that he was in
the temple when they seized him but that he did nothing wrong. He said that he was on trial because he
publicly declared that he believed in the resurrection of the dead. (Acts
24:17-21) When Felix had heard Paul he sent
him back to prison, but he called for him frequently and talked with him, and
yet still kept him in prison for two years as a favor to the Jews. (Acts
24:25-27)
Application:
As believers we are encouraged to share The Word of God and
to tell others about Jesus, The Christ.
However, when we tell some people, especially non-believers, about The
Lord Jesus we will offend some of them.
In an effort to keep us quiet and to keep others from believing us, some
people will lie on us or about us in order to discredit us. The Bible says when men persecute us and say
all manner of evil against us falsely that we should rejoice because great will
be our reward in heaven. (Matthew 5:11-12)
So, let us keep on spreading the gospel.
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