The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-03-12
MARCH Is, 1860
~ Rev. George A. Harper
S11 Avenue G.,
Greenwood, Miss.
BEFORE GOVERNORS
AND KINGS
AND KINGS


Acts 2-26.4 Print - Acts 26:1,
1882.
MEMORY SELECTION -
God hath not given us the
spirit of fear; but of power,
and of love, and of a sound
mind.-(2 Timothy I'D. 1t was
through base fear that the
evil servant buried his talent,
and did not trade with il.
Matt. 25:25. Now God hath
therefore armed us against the
spirit of fear, by bidding us
fear not. Fear not the face
of man; fear not the dangers
you may meet with in the way
of your duty" God hath given
us the spirit of fear, and hath
given us the spirit of power,
and of love, and of a sound
mind. The spirit of love to
God will set us above the fear
of man. The spirit God gives
to his ministers is not a fear
full, but a cour ageous spirit;
for love to God and the souls
of men must inflame ministers
in all their service; and it is
spirit of a sound mind, for
they speak the words of truth
and soberness.
AGRIPPA PERMITS PAUL
TO SPEAK FOR HIMSELF:
Then Agrippa said unto
Paul, Thou art permitted to
speak for myself. Then Paul
stretched forth the hand, and
answered for himself Paul's
appeal to Caesar took the mat
ter out of the governors hands
and out of the hands of all SUBJ
ordinates. Not even the king
of the district had any more
authority over the apostle ex-
cept TO grant him safe conduct
TO Rome to appear before the
Roman emperor. However,
before sending Paul 10 Rome,
Festus wanted Herod Agrippa,
the king, TO hear Paul for him
self. The hearing was also for
Festus' benefit who needed
some information OF definite
nature 10 send 10 the emperor
with Paul. Agrippa being king
vas given the honor Of decid-
ing when Paul should speak,
and II was he who gave Paul
permission 10 speak, and il was
ne only whom the apostle ad-
dressed in a speech that has
been rated as one of the great
est masterpieces of oratory
ever delivered.
PAUL RECOUNTS HIS
MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES:
"Whereupon, o King Agrip-
pa, | was not disobedient unto
the heavenly vision"-Paul
gave an account of his CONVEX
sion and how he was commits
stoned to preach the gospel
primarily to the Gentiles. Hav-
ing received the vision and the
commission to go to the Gen
tiles to preach Christ, Paul did
not resist nor disobey the
heavenly vision, but began
making preparations to do the
work that had been given him
of the Lord. But Showed first
unto them of Damascus, and at
Jerusalem, and throughout all
the coasts of Judaea, and then
to the Gentiles, that they
should repent and turn to
God, and do works meet for
repentance" 1t seems
that Paul concentrated his eff
forts from the beginning upon
preaching to the Gentiles and
he preached to the people of
Judaea as he had occasion to
do. "For these causes the
Jews caught me in the temple,
and went about to kill me- Il
The accusation b roug h t
against Paul by the Jews was
that he was teaching a doc
Urine Wnlcn was contrary 10
the law of Moses and that he
was stirring up unrest among
the people. The main issue
that stirred up anger against
Paul seems to have been left
off by both the accused and the
accusers. Paul accused the
Jews of seeking to kill him
because he preached a trans
formed life, the same thing
that John the Baptist pre- ached
earlier in the century.
Having therefore obtained
help of God, I continue unto
this day, witnessing both to