Festus: Wait, wait – we can’t just send a man to Caesar without a proper accusation. I know, I know – we’ll have another hearing so that we can come up with something proper to accuse him of (heads nod in agreement all over the room).
What you look for you will find.
If someone looks hard enough for fault in me or you, they will eventually find something of which they can accuse us. But that is not our concern. Our only task is to live The Way. Not “I did it once”; not “I will do it tomorrow”; but “I am doing my best to live for Christ now and will not stop as long as I am alive.”
What do people find in me?
I pray, that in spite of myself constantly trying to get in the way, I pray that people see Jesus, the Christ, the only way to Heaven and life. Peace, j
I am moved by Paul's persistence. He is persistent to Christ. So much so that he refuses to let people cheat him from future opportunities of sharing the gospel by unfairly throwing him in trial. He stands up for himself. I think we need to understand the difference between being persecuted for our faith, and standing up for our faith by not letting people unfairly chastise us.
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Festus: Wait, wait – we can’t just send a man to Caesar without a proper accusation. I know, I know – we’ll have another hearing so that we can come up with something proper to accuse him of (heads nod in agreement all over the room).
What you look for you will find.
If someone looks hard enough for fault in me or you, they will eventually find something of which they can accuse us. But that is not our concern. Our only task is to live The Way. Not “I did it once”; not “I will do it tomorrow”; but “I am doing my best to live for Christ now and will not stop as long as I am alive.”
What do people find in me?
I pray, that in spite of myself constantly trying to get in the way, I pray that people see Jesus, the Christ, the only way to Heaven and life.
Peace,
j
I am moved by Paul's persistence. He is persistent to Christ. So much so that he refuses to let people cheat him from future opportunities of sharing the gospel by unfairly throwing him in trial. He stands up for himself. I think we need to understand the difference between being persecuted for our faith, and standing up for our faith by not letting people unfairly chastise us.
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