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Paul speaks to the people as he was being arrested
“hear my defence”, which is his testimony
reminds them that he himself was once a persecutor of Christians
mentions that the high priest, and the elders were witnesses of these facts
How he went up to Damascus to arrest any Christians he could find
Our testimony is a defence
we overcome by the blood of the Lamb and by the Word of our Testimony
You have a testimony
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This was Paul’s conversion story
this is one of the most powerful ways we can share the gospel with others
Our story is unique, it is only ours and is not subject to debate
People can see the change that we have experienced, and we know it is true
he went on to explain how that God had used him to preach the gospel
How that he had been such a persecutor, and was there when Stephen dies
That God spoke and said “I will send you to the gentiles
The people were all listening up to that point
when he mentioned the gentiles they all began to lift up their voice saying “away with this person from the earth.
It is not fit that he should live”
The captain commanded they bring him into the castle to scourge him
As a Roman Citizen, Paul had rights that not everyone else had
They could not punish him without a form of due process
He had been born a Roman citizen, a man of means and stature
So, the next day, they had to have a hearing where they commanded the chief priests and their council to appear and they brought Paul before them.
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The chief priest commanded Paul to be smitten nearly as soon as he began to speak
Then Paul began to divide their crowd
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So, Paul was continuing to be held while they decided what to do
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The Lord spoke to Paul, and let him know what was going to happen
This had a lot to do with Paul’s decision making process as he responded to the coming events
when you know what the Lord wants to do with you, it is much easier to make decisions
we should be constantly seeking Him, desiring to know His will
The next day, a group of men took an oath to fast until they killed Paul
They set up a plan, but Paul’s nephew became aware of it and warned him
He told the Chief Captain, that the Jews had planned this ambush when they were to bring Paul down for the next hearing
So he sent over two hundred soldiers to take Paul in the middle of the night down to Caesarea, to the Felix the governor
So Felix held Paul in Herod’s judgement hall and commanded that his accusers come to make their charges
After 5 days the high priests and elders came, and they made their case against Paul
Paul made his defence, telling the story of his arrest and events...
Felix, had some understanding of “the way” (Christianity), and so he listened, and then deferred the matter, saying he would wait until the captain, Lysias came down..
He decided neither for nor against Paul, but decided to keep him prisoner, while waiting, although he was free to have visitors come to him - more like house arrest
after some time, Felix and his wife, who was a Jew sent for Paul to hear about his faith
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Now consider this:
Perhaps his wife had been asking him what all this fuss was about
maybe she was genuinely curious as to the faith, as so many had become Christians
Maybe Felix himself was curious, was interested in this dramatic story
But as Paul “reasoned” Felix “trembled”
Suddenly it wasn’t just entertainment
Paul reasoned of “righteousness, temperance, and judgement to come”
God has given us the ability to reason.
If we will take the time to actually consider the weight of the facts and evidence before us, “reason” will bring us to trembling.
There is such a thing as righteousness
There is such a thing as “judgement to come”
the bible speaks of it, both history and science declare it.
There will be a day in which God will Judge the world in righteousness through Jesus Christ!
If you have not prepared for that, then nothing else that you have ever done will matter at all!
We can do all sorts of things to keep ourselves occupied, keep our thoughts busy or numb, prevent ourselves from “reasoning” about these matters - lest we tremble, lest we be brought to the valley of decision
The valley of decision is that place that the Holy Spirit will bring us, through reasoning, through faith, through truth, the that place of decision, and if you don’t yet know Jesus, it is a place of trembling
Felix did what so many people do when they come to this valley of decision.
He postponed it -
He said “stop here”, I’ll get back to this at a “convenient” time
Friends, there will never be a convenient season to be saved
there will never be a convenient season to repent of sins and turn away from the wrong path you have been on
there will never be a convenient season to acknowledge that all that you have built your life upon is sinking sand
What a foolish error Felix made that day
What a snare the things of this world and its deceitfulness can be
Felix, had he given a little more thought to why he was trembling, might have been saved that day
But the changes he would have had to make...
The bible says he partly kept continued to postpone because he thought that money would be given for Paul (by the church perhaps)
How many people think that they will get saved one day, some day, but they want to collect just a little more from the world, from the pleasures of sin, first?
Oh the deceitfulness of these things.
The traps people fall into.
And if that is you today, don’t stop short, don’t wait another day, or another minute
Today is the day of your salvation, now is the accepted time!
Felix planned to get back to that, but after two years went by, he still hadn’t
And then, he lost his job, and Festus became governor.
We don’t read anymore about Felix in the bible, and nowhere does it suggest he ever got saved
How terrible to be that close, even tot he point of trembling, and not receive salvation.
But we believe better things for you!
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