Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-10-23
Paul Before Festus
and Agrippa
Sunday School Lesson Cor Oct. "a. 1903
Specially Arranged for This Pager

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GOLDEN TENT -.I know. whom
Drew. believed .rt Hw persuaded t..t De-.
- H0.. Orb h..g t'.t which Ias. ,nr..
'"l unto ..n l-aIu-t tHat Ial.-.
-I1fE Autumn af A. DID, s7 a- ir sr
EaA'E..D .e.r.a. t.. Roman capital rl
Palestine. I.r.i ar-.rua 3D.. was iirr
'' .ae regions NORA. nf tno Sea- uf Gale
Wit. DIS ..a.... at ct-Hrea rhIpr.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
Three ways of treating the gospel
EXemplfed by three representative
msn-the Apostle Paul. the Roman
Governor Festls. King Herod Agripna
o.
Preliminary Events. An Interesting
orF.--Acts 15.1-12 First The new
governor. At tho close of two years
'1 prison under Felix. there was "a
change ot governors. and Porcius Fes.
tH- entered upon lis duties.
We know nothing concerning him OK.
-a1t from The Acts and Iosephus 90
-rhus tells us that Doe governed Ets
stormy province with "a wise. firm rule.
putting down the Sicaru lassassinsI.
ana other predatory companies. who
were then harassiuE Judea lie finds
un talit with Festus"
Second The Plot to Take PauTs
lIfe.-The first thing the new govern
o- did after landing at Caesera was 90
go uD to Jerusalem the Jewish capital.
where were centered the most difficult
persons and questions with which his
administration would have to DO.
The Jewish rulers devised am inre-
NOUS plot to obtain possession of Paul
Iloy poured into the ears of the new
governor al the charges Tertullus had
brought against Paul. and these
charges were chiefly Tor breaking the
Jewish law. ON fhe way from Caescra
'' Jerusalem they proposed 90 assas-
sinate Paul. just as they had hoped to
do two years before but now with
mnch better chances than before OF
''eonpilshing their purpose.
Third. The Appeal Co Caesar-Or
returning to Cesares. accompanied by
'He Jewish rulers Governor Festus
summoned Paul into court where they
emphasized these ". % many and
sI.e' GUS com paints, and asked Paul
"e were "i'hs 20 go up % Jerusa.
N 'o' MS 1IIei
raul STOOD Hp -FOUR square to aIi
'le WINDS thal olo" Tor bis rights CAS-
iNol"aH ciu1'h hls independent
MANHOOD speaks out. defy their
.""It es. "iH not go to Jerusalem to
oe Tried oy nag enemies, I appeal
unto '"'eaI
D. FauIs Discourse Before King
Asrippa. Revealing How He Treated
Jesus Christ and His Gospel Acts o..
80 80. we Royal Aesemb.aea.
"iAs Herod Agiipps mad" visit oi
'@t1iauon to Governor Fes,us
'-" nun came lne oeauuiul and tas
.'AA'lhs hernlce who was both his SIS
anu N's ''.eN" VIE. she was also
"' At -s''-A inc VIE OF Felix
SS'@S was puzzled 20 Know what
10 sena with Paul 20 Rome.
'o' F@u4 was no such criminal as
,"e Jews uied To make him out He
"'u o'oAeh no Roman law. Hence De-
'N'l AsI'pFa' VINO was "a Jew. to
"'Ip MN out OF thls dilemma.
Faul strongest argument was the
iact that he ~. 49, was not disobe.
lienl unto the heavenly vision but
me- practlced what be believed. and
gave his whole life. amid labors and
peIlis ana WEAKNESS. In hunger and
lhlrst and cold and nakedness. perse-
'ullou, stonings. stripes above meas
ure, snlpwrecks and painfulness o.
COR I'D, 10 urging Jews and Gentiles
10 ". zO) repent and turn 20 God. and
40 works meet for repentance" as he
nlLhseII had done.
The charges against Paul were false
For the Jews ". 2D were about 20
Kill him because he proclaimed the
very Messiah they were expecting. the
iuihllment Of their hopes.
% Having therefore obtained helm
Of God" Help" In the Greek meant
originally an alliance against enemies
nuch ala as warrior receives from
culinary or allied forces. God was
raul po"erIul ally. Witnessing both
TO sHaH and great, referring 10 age
@uA' anu position. Paul treated all
- "'iu r0oI' iea'heo ana I'm
- 49,. 0"0' N0SP'Seu