Jesus has given up His life to ransom the souls of men, but death could not hold Him. Risen again, He promises a power that will come over His people.
Despite the joy that He is alive and interceding in the heavenlies on their behalf, heartache has...
And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul. "With you in power, we enjoy such peace and quietness, and we know the good you have done. We are so thankful to you, most noble Felix. Now, I wouldn't want to bore you, but I do hope, with your generosity you'd give me a few moments of your time. We've found this man to be a plague, a rioter among the Jews worldwide, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. We found him, going in to profane the temple, and of course, we would have judged according to our law, but Lysias drag him away from us commanding his accusers to come to thee."
Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, "I know that you've been a judge for many years to this nation, and I'm happy to answer for myself. There's yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship. I was not found in the temple disputing, or causing a commotion in the synagogue or the city, and they cannot prove what they accuse me of. But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets: And have hope toward God, which they also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust. I make it my life's aim to have my conscious cleared of offense to both God and man. After many years I came to bring offerings to my nation and purified, I was in the temple, in quietness and certain Jews from Asia found me. If they had something against me they ought to be here! The only thing they have against me that is true is that I did cry among them speaking of the resurrection of the dead."
Felix nodded understandingly, "When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter. Come now Jason, keep Paul, but let him have liberty, let him have any who would minister to him."
And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, "Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee."
He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might lose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener and communed with him. But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.
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