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Having newly been appointed governor of Judea, Festus visits Jerusalem to acquaint himself with the leadership there, and while doing so, is made aware of the ongoing desire on the part of the leading priests to rid themselves of Paul. Festus wastes no time in beginning the trial, but is dumbfounded by the bizarre (to him) Jewish theology which is at issue between the two sides. Unable to decipher what is going on, Festus suggests moving the trial to Jerusalem, prompting Paul to appeal to Caesar to avoid the corrupt influence of the Sanhedrin in the trial. Having little choice but to send Paul on to Rome, Festus asks Herod Agrippa II, whom the Romans considered to be an authority on Judaism, to hear Paul's case and offer a suggestion as to what to write to the emperor about Paul.
Throughout the proceedings, Paul maintains his position as a reformer and not a rebel, and is willing to utilize his rights as a citizen in his own defense. Throughout Church history the line between reformer and rebel has been a difficult one to walk, with Paul being the first of many to attempt it.
Fantastic! Your presentation of Act and Paul's Trail is as good as it gets. I am curious about everything tht is listed on the right of the screen. Are they all sermons? By the titles I read you are certainly relevant and have great courage at the same time. I do not promise to listen to all of these, but some are certainly so relevant I will be hearing some of them. What do I do? simply hit the number that I want to hear?
Apologies for the delay, I didn't get a notice that this comment was posted. The Archive on the right of the screen is topical, they link to both sermons and blog posts, in addition, the tabs at the top lead to specific pages of information. God bless.
Fantastic! Your presentation of Act and Paul's Trail is as good as it gets. I am curious about everything tht is listed on the right of the screen. Are they all sermons?
ReplyDeleteBy the titles I read you are certainly relevant and have great courage at the same time. I do not promise to listen to all of these, but some are certainly so relevant I will be hearing some of them.
What do I do? simply hit the number that I want to hear?
Apologies for the delay, I didn't get a notice that this comment was posted. The Archive on the right of the screen is topical, they link to both sermons and blog posts, in addition, the tabs at the top lead to specific pages of information. God bless.
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