PEOPLE WILL TRY TO DISCREDIT BELIEVERS BY LYING ON US

PROCLAMATION

“And they neither found me in any temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city; Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.  But this I confess unto thee, that after The Way which they call heresy, so worship I The God of my fathers …’ ”  Acts 24:12-14 (KJV)

 

EXPLANATION

These are the acts of the apostles of Jesus, The Christ, as written by Luke, the physician and traveling companion of the apostle Paul, under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God.  The apostle Paul was arrested and escorted to the governor for a hearing.  The elders and their lawyer, Tertullus, had presented their case against him to Felix, the governor, before Paul was allowed to speak. (Acts 24:1-9)  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 had done nothing wrong.  He was not arguing with anyone nor was he trying to incite a riot.  He said that he was on trial because he publicly declared that he believed in the resurrection of the dead. (Acts 24:10-21)  When Felix had heard Paul, he sent him back to prison.  Felix called for Paul frequently and talked with him, and yet still kept him in prison for two years as a favor to the Jews. (Acts 24:22-27)

 

APPLICATION

As believers we are encouraged to share The Word of God with others and tell them about Jesus, The Christ.  However, when we tell some non-believers about The Lord Jesus, we will offend or upset 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 in spite of what the people say.