What is your hope?

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As Paul works his way through the Roman justice system, he, like Jesus, experiences injustice. What hope is there for us in a world filled with injustice?

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Midwest. Siding cost of living helps increase freedoms, better education. I could take that direction foreign policy. If ask permission, if that's a mighty fine. Where, where do you stand in this case, or in the general election? There's a sense in which every new potential leader wants to picture their candidate of Hope of change.

And everybody was looking for that same hope to Well, the sense of how you was putting up very different back in first-century. Israel there, a heart hurts for the new Roman provincial. Governor of the region in 80-59 historian of a time is predecesor. Felix was recalled to Rome to explain. The emperor is Savage oppression of a civil rights movement. Say this guy fastest, Felix do I have a reputation as an Aussie Pizza where I left early Christian quote, pull in jail languishing for 2 years but she was hoping for a bribe to get an ounce. But now Felix's and more way too caught up with him and his team record to bring a New Bremen, provincial governor coming to the area. I wonder how people are feeling. Maybe the governor will charge taxes, maybe the backlog in criminal justice cases. We finally sorted, that's your financial goals. When were pool was thinking in prison. 2 years and twenty pound. The indefinite sentence. Is this the man who's going to get me? My hookah Freedom, the Justice they deserve.

Is it the leader who offers hurt? Well back then I'm pulling up two different from nowadays. The answer is yes or no. And in a few years time, we can be saying the same thing about a new leader is just the kind of change. We didn't know, I'm not sure about phoenixes replacement cool fastest. It seems to be a bit fatter than Fest in Phoenix and also that they should follow them, but we do get some insights from today's account. So I can restructure historical accounts of events that time trying to build a picture of what you think this guy is like and how you think pool not responded to him? Define K. Where are you? You're great. Fantastic. I'm just in some places mentioned. This is my Google Maps Journey from Jerusalem to caesarea. She faces the dimensions of a 55 on the who's the highway all the way to you? I think it was in the same area is where the Roman government system sits. You ever see the area and reason is rather generous deed is off the bank, gave it to you.

When two years that pass Felix was succeeded by Bush is Festus. But because FedEx from here, to Grant's a favor to the Jews left, in Poland Prison, 3 days after arriving in the province, Festus went up from Cecilia to Jerusalem where the chief priests and the Jewish leaders appeared before him and presented the charges against pull the requested Festus as a favor to them, to have pole transfer to Jerusalem for the web preparing an ambush to kill him along the way. Faster than sad, Paul is being held in Syria and myself, I'm going there. So let some of your leaders come with me and he's the man has done anything wrong, you can press charges against in death, How to spend an eight or ten days with them Festus went down to save it the next day. In conveying, the cuts and ordered that Paul be brought before him. When call Kimmie the Jews who had to calm down from Jerusalem, stood around in the book. Many serious charges against him, but they could not prove them. Then, Paul made his defense, I have done, nothing wrong against the Jewish law, or you can use the temple or it can succeed against Caesar Festus, wishing to do the Jews. A favor to pole. Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and stand trial before me? They're on this charges for land such as I am. Now standing before Caesars called where I hope to be tried. I have not done anything wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know, very well, if I waver, I'm guilty of doing anyting deserving that I do not refuse to die. But if the charges brought against Me by this, Jews are not true. No one has the right to hand, me over to them. I appealed to Caesar after festivals has confessed comfort with its cancel. It declared you have appealed to Caesar to see the you will go a few days later. Can I repair it and burn it arrived at Syria to pay their respects to Festus since the word spending many days there. First has discussed, Paul's case with a king. He said there is a man here who looks just as a prisoner when I went to Jerusalem the chief priests and the Elders of the Jews brought charges against them and ask them and ask that he be condemned. I told them that it is not the Roman customs and over anyone before they had, they have first that accuses and I've had an opportunity to defend themselves against the charges. when did came here with me I did not delay the case but come vein because the next day and other demand to be brought in When is accuses got up to speak? They did not charge him with any of the crimes he had expected. Instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own. Religion and about a dead man named Jesus and Paul claimed was alive. I was at the Lost. How was this allows how to investigate such matters? So I had asked if he could be willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on the on these charges.

But when Paul made his appeal to be held over for a decision, I ordered him held on held until I could send him to Cesar. Then I reverse Ed to Festus I would like to hear this man myself a reply tomorrow. You will ye

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So as soon as Festus and his his post, he goes to Jerusalem to pay his respects and got to know signatures on that stuff. That's two whole years since school has space of cheese on travel, Felix answer, was he right to fear? They still have infant. Yes, they was 3 days in this new governor and they're pressing charges again. But if you saw that, this is unlikely to have a different outcome. The last time where they were the Roman governor of the time realize there wasn't any charge against them. So they are asked pool if we can be transferred to trace them. So they can Ambush and kill him on the way, fastest refuses, at least, initially maybe sense of some foul play. A list of an accusation seems to have grown since the last attack. Two years ago, we didn't done this with eviction this account. So we can pick up the chest for the 15 was pull, makes in response to his defense. Do you think she's saying the same as his defense in the Lost? While he says, I've done nothing wrong against the Jewish law organ to Temple. But now he has or against Caesar to this suggests the Chargers have. Now in fees, know any anti-jewish Behavior, Auntie Roman Behavior while he's been imprisoned and I don't you think An Enemy of the State, an enemy of Caesar himself. Something that he's never in the fence, the rims considered worthy electrocution. the Ashley considered a Hemi of this case is important to realize that the room just as soon as he has many good points, many strength through this as in many ways, But today's passage is Right bang in the middle of three defenses. The pool has to make between different for different audiences interrogators, you read last week about the first trial by Felix, had the case against pool and then kept him in prison for two years. And I hope you try to make it right because this is the second row on this. Another one next week, 3 trials with no progress, a Justice never hurt.

We're going to see about a minute and just in a quarter section. See, there are three decorations are pools, innocence from unlikely sources. First baby have tortillas from a few weeks ago he said, come on with the Roman Garrison, one for the rest of that part is a riot against him in the closet building up in pool. What was, what was going on and why there's this Riot discordia? Come on in the room and gas. In person says this, I found the accusation has to do with their questions about that low, but there was no charge against him to deserve death or imprisonment. 10 fortitude 25:25. I'll package today. Fastest, the Roman Governor says this, I found he had done nothing, deserving of death.

And we'll see next week in tech 2632. It says this man, this is King Agrippa King of the time. The leader. He says this man is not doing anything to deserve death or imprisonment. This man could have been set free if you know, if he'll to Caesar. No, just just look at you different people. Now, the speakers should be sympathetic so you pull starting with this is the same as he makes he thinks himself. A big fights with Jesus Christ who the Romans killed on the pressure from this year so far. She's at a time by saying these statements, each of these Romans and cheese actually against the Traditions position of a people. But they State these things because they were obvious to anyone looking at the evidence. Free travels, three generations of innocence and still no justice. Housing in Saint Patrick's Day this apparently robust justice system. Crumbles even further, see how Luke emphasizes this in the word that uses several times Karras, which means favor or Grace Terrace. he used it several times in this passage 24 verse 27 V, the first bus to read says this, when two years have passed, Felix is 60 / Porsche's, fastest but the Phoenix wants to Grant a favor to G's, he left, Poland prison, Turn on 225 S3. They requested fastest as a favor to them to have pool transferred through stand for, they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.

25:9 faster. Swiston's. Do you choose a favor at the pool? Are you willing to go upstairs to him and stand trial before me on these charges?

Dickies is this this word favor three times in just 10 versus the chances of a fair trial for pretty slim? Free favorites off of the requested to stay to myself. That's great. But the most people would he would agree that new just judge would be a mean evil or accept request the favour him or herself at the expense of the accused. I'm not sure with me from another courtroom, with the defendant pleaded guilty against a bank robbery. Sorry, I got the feeling isn't in a, in a bank robbery, the case against Miss fall from trees in the jury splits. And then the prosecution stands up and says If you vote this man guilty, all counts as a personal favor and all that you want. How much are not that is not Justice, isn't that wouldn't happen? It won't be allowed his Ludacris the favor. Seems she flying around this courtroom. Who recognizes this to its hidden in all translated Bible Spirit original Greek mentioned as well as carrots again. Unless it's 10:50 on the screen, you'll see what time's the Innocence. Again, here's what he says, 4 oz. I am now standing before she just called but we tried I have not done any wrongs, which he's as you yourself, may very well. However, I am guilty of doing anything. Does that mean? I do not refuse to die if the charges brought against me. But geez, I'm not sure if no one has the right to hand me over to them. How many rabbits can use that? Same. Same, Greek root word. Charis, who is singer? These charges are not true. No one can drunk favors to those seeking to have me killed. Who sees the danger of the very real danger, he is in her teenage holes, in this new leader, feel it in Festus, I think smashed. He sees the very real risk of death. It doesn't fit. If he's up yet but he knows he isn't just having until he makes a bold decision. He says, I appeal to Caesar. Now this appear as not like any appeal today where I bet is to be reached and and convicted person has to appeal against it, he appeals to the highest court in the land, the end of the whole empire because he doesn't trust the local system to bring Justice. That's one part of. It is also a whole nother side of it. We should be exploring everlost TV. There's something else that play here to see. Jesus has previously promised pool that he will testify about Jesus in room just as he's done in Jerusalem and interested in what happened to c.j.

Free trials. Three, Declarations of Innocence three favors or rolling around and unfounded charges. Fastest explains a little more about the real issue when he recounts these charges, the Jewish king of that later on in the passage this is to Agrippa. This is what he says about 18, 19. He says, when pools accuses got to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I'd expected instead. They have some points of dispute with him about their own religion, and about a dead man named, Jesus who portray a life.

Blotchy in previous weeks. The heart or pulls message is the message of the resurrection of Jesus.

I miss it, the true hearts of the opposition opposition against, probably seen it time again over the last few weeks and we'll see. Again, the resurrection is what people don't like. Then I could make a whole social charges against him, being a troublemaker, a ringleader desecrator, a rebel against Caesar, but this was because the Ravens wouldn't ask you pull up remastered relations. The same religious beliefs that make out pool to be a threat to Rome. It wasn't surprising for Polk City, defend himself against charges of Judge. That's what is Savior Jesus enjoyed to charge.

By the time pools even talk about Jewish system responsible. And the buses were about to read was by the same old for the week but he is a TIA. These verses talk about someone could have it. King of Griffin's. Full name is Herod. Agrippa the second great. Nephew Barrett mentioned here. So in these vs. Receive three times, if you see a prisoner, I've been governor and a Herod. And he received three more Declarations of Innocence from Luke 23, is he on the screens return to device for then, Tyler, announce to the chief priests and the crowd? I find no basis for a charge against this man, then a bit further on. He says, products. Cool. Together, the chief priests the route is on the people and stuff to them. You have brought me this mine, that's one. He was insulting the people to Rebellion Ave downington in your presence and I found no basis for your charges against him, know it was Herod, but he sent him back to us. As you can see, I have you kids done nothing to deserve death The crowds kept on seeing for execution. After the third time, he spoke to them, why? What coin has his mind to message? I found two in him, no ground. So that sound see. That's why I never listen. Flower shops in sister, be demanded that he be crucified and that shines prevailed said pilot decided to growing at the lawn.

3 Declarations of Jesus Vincent's. India Palace in Jesus to his death. Why? How to favorite emojis? Who has no confidence to veggies, or the Ravens will enact Justice. It's all the same price as happened to Jesus at his trial. Like for Jesus and deserve death on life. My anyone has a day, you met anyone else. Jesus lived a perfect life. To my son just asked, I've been carried out with the crucifixion of Jesus, and the Bible makes the point that the punishment. Jesus is the way in which we imperfect, people can be made right with God. Jesus, the perfect person willingly check on by itself. Scene off of he was killed. Justice was achieved. Jesus came back to life the unjust punishment or the crucifixion was reversed by the truly just judge God himself. The resurrection is an act of real Justice because he never deserve death in the first place. God is in control of the crucifixion of Jesus and the trials of pool. In one, he restores Humanity to himself through the death of the Son and the other. In jewels that message of redemption is brought to room despite the best efforts of Independence. And under the water contacts it. What does it mean for us today? 21st century Edinburgh. Beaumont Street. Just a few easy day about how the resurrection is a half of a Christian message, is to the case against him. Volume station safier. I'm still with the resurrection is True Justice for Jesus, but the Bible teaches the old people will be resurrected one day and that's when Justice will come. Historical. Resurrection of Jesus is the proof that God will raise all people one day in the future.

We go along for justice weather for settles. Our loved ones, our nation. What is across the world justice system?

I thought you said first century Israel, right isn't 21st. Century Edinborough. Britain on the road. Maybe it's the only princess is on systems of our land. The delay in the bureaucracy. The gets in the way of right things being done, good things being done. What is three, excessive punishment on the punishment for crimes committed. Listen to True Crime podcast. Recently, a justice system price itself on a c and an accident, but then things just take too long and more people are harmed along the way. Which passing history will have a story of how the system to varying degrees. Is that sound? Some of the stories I know people who are truly heartbreaking. Maybe the strangest yourself. Another people who have, I have a friend. She recently received the police police caution for answering a question, please. Find a political activist in the way that I'm passing like Ruby coming aware of the impact of the rising cost of living. And the most valuable not to talk to you. I'll be impacted by that. The most, the international systems of Justice County seem unable to stop the terrible. Injustice happening right now in Ukraine and other countries. Feather, a few but you did some of these systems have protected us as well to some degree, but ultimately, every system above all and is in perfect, sometimes Christie say I've been the case for every system of every land of every era. And yet, we still longed for and expect the right things to happen. Why do you think it's achievable? What will they be situations of a different? The Injustice and the fading systems of pull stay or echoed through the centuries, today's of orange a I'm still lost that same question. Is the hope of Justice.

I'm at the same on, so yes, I know, we know the systems of broken administered by impact that people there is Injustice now, But yes. There is Justice in the resurrection of Jesus. About to hit today. And now idea of resurrection of Jesus isn't as a major issue. As you assess for the Christianity, has any potential of being tree. Thank you for being here. I can get you got me to come from in my line of work, as a doctor. I have signed. You have to confirm many people and that I'm not one of them has come back to life. That people aren't that. How can I believe that Jesus rose from the dead? Hopefully the answer is fairly simple. I believe the most likely explanation for Jesus's death burial and then an empty tree is that he raised to life again. On the weight of the available evidence. This seems the most plausible explanation. And the both of you is for Jesus makes sense of my experience of life. See how fast this is dangerous to speak, with him, about the rain religion, and a dead man named Jesus report. Time is a life. I was at a loss how to investigate such matters Rachel puzzle party, right direction? I ain't blaming you for the sake of intellectual credibility.

I'm not black bookcase over there. You'll see some books. At one of them is cooled your verdict on the empty tomb summary of some of the evidence behind. The resurrection in and why some cricket by Christians believe it, I love you. Figure out a free gift to take that way. We'd love to give you think of it or you can get this website and evidence, takes you to a page. We just got full for the fullest and talk to him at all schools on this topic is your online. You should be up to see you about that, you can kick now and it would go beyond that. Now, It's really important to tell Vince's because this plane is big and if it's real late changes out to be everything. So we shouldn't just should wait if this thing doesn't happen. So I'm going to leave it. I'll let you know if people to be. So why not investigate it? What you did today. If someone has investigated this claim and it's come to the same conclusion as me, then this passes has plenty to teach us. T This is a post trust in the resurrection of Jesus plays out. In his life, he's not Reckless, but he is fearless. You like they'll try piss about the resurrection? Therefore my dear brothers and sisters stand firm. That nothing movie. Who is Kid yourselves? Fully is the work of the Lord, because, you know, that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

We can talk today at 3, the trials and difficulties that this life brings because we have a hope, it doesn't depends on all performance of Health. All well our relationships. No matter what happens to parents through these things is not in vain. Living in the hope of the Resurrection means we can need this float less and love this world more.

If I lost my hope is in anything. Anything else or six, Rock money that you can family is transient as is fitting. It's fundamentally insecure. I left for it's no real. Hope it to, it's not stuffing, the new something's you don't fit. But for Jesus, for pool and for us, a secure future means a free present free to engage with out to be in this mess. Eros is unjust world where we feel grounded because of our hope in the resurrection, if, you know, we have a Chiron access and future, this changes everything now, How to redirect all hope that it will put you look different for each of us. One thing, it wasn't like it's pasta feed, just into a difficult. Everything around us is driving us to focus on hurt in the Here. And Now, Maybe it looks like a disgusting. It was one of the Ancients mioskin. How do you find your ID? Looks like praying for clarity. Maybe it looks like reading the Bible or another joke about a big day, which I found very helpful thinking about it when it's cooled attendance, you changed everything. Be very happy to lend it to you. Another one is the resurrection in your life. I'm really great. Great to read books about us and help us think about this. What are the waiting to eat? Is, is sing about there? Not going to be just now look like the band up to come and sing for us and I needed some song and the lady great songs that help us to gaze the resurrection.

When with the ransoms in glory his face, I lost shall see. It will be my joy Through the Ages to sing of his love for me. Say hey, sexy wife, wherever you're going wherever you okay? Why the game tree is your hope is in Jesus. You can persevere like pool because of the resurrections, come But sing now, and we'll have some, if you have any questions, you put them in the side lot. I got it on streaming, thanks.

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