Paul Before Felix Series

Acts 24 v 1 - 21 Paul Before Felix

The Opposition

The Time - 1 And after five days

The Test - Ananias the high priest descended with the elders,

The Task - and with a certain orator named Tertullus,

The Tale - who informed the governor against Paul.

The Adulation - The Use of Flattery - He Applauds -

The Wisdom of Felix - 2 And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness,

The Works of Felix - and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,

The Will of Felix - 3 We accept it always, and in all places,

most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.

The Word of Felix - 4 Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.

The Accusation - The Use of Fallacy -

He Attacks -

Paul's Character - 5 For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, (troublemaker)

Paul's Conduct - a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world

Paul's Control - and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

Paul's Company - 6 Who also hath gone about to profane the temple:

whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.

The Allegation - The Use of Fantasy -

He Accuses the chief captain of -

Vehemence - 7 But the chief captain Lysias came upon us,

Violence - and with great violence took him away out of our hands,

Variance - 8 Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.

The Affirmation - The Use of Fervency -

9 And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.

The Admonition -

His Confidence - 10 Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:

His Compliance - 11 Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.

His Conduct - 12 And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people,

neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:

His Conformity - 13 Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.

His Confession Of -

The Worship of God - 14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers,

so worship I the God of my fathers,

The Word of God -

believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:

The Work of God -15 and have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead,

both of the just and unjust.

The Will of God - 16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void to offence toward God, and toward men.

His Contribution -

His Purpose - 17 Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

His Place - 18 Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.

His Purity - 19 Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.

His Persuasion - 20 Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,

His Protest - 21 Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.