PAUL BEFORE THE DIVIDED SANHEDRIN Acts Twenty-Three Paul was an honest man who served "in all good conscience before God." (Acts 23:1) He did the best he knew how to live right and to be an honor to God. His claim to a good conscience caused Ananias to tell someone to strike him on the mouth. In Ac... [ Continue Reading ]
_PAUL'S DEFENSE BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN ACTS 23:1-5:_ Paul appeared before the Sanhedrin to try to resolve the charge of profaning the Temple. He pictured again his religious situation before becoming a Christian. He had been a very religious man, but he was religiously wrong. However, he said, "I have... [ Continue Reading ]
_PAUL WAS ASSURED THAT HE WOULD GO TO ROME ACTS 23:6-11:_ As Paul stood before the Sanhedrin he realized that they were a very divide group. They were divided concerning the resurrection from the dead. "The Sadducees say that there is no resurrection." (Matthew 22:23) The Pharisee realized that Paul... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE JEWS CONSPIRED TO KILL PAUL ACTS 23:12-24:_ There was so much hatred toward Paul that more than forty Jewish men vowed that they would not eat nor drink until they had killed him. They even asked the chief priest and other to join them in their godless plot. They wanted then to request the comm... [ Continue Reading ]
_CLAUDIUS LYSIAS'S LETTER TO FELIX -- ACTS 23:25-35:_ Claudius Lysias wrote a letter in which he sent greetings to Felix and somewhat explained Paul's situation. He explained how that Paul was taken by the Jews in the temple, dragged out and beaten by them. He said he saved Paul's life when he found... [ Continue Reading ]