Acts 26
Honesty is the Best Policy
One of the extraordinary things about the great Christian leaders in the New Testament was they were not afraid to confess what once they had been. In the presence of the king, Paul frankly confessed that there was a day when he had tried to blast the Christians out of existence. In this …
Truth Brings Conviction to Agrippa
Paul gave a vivid description of his conversion on the road to Damascus (vv. 12-18). Light from Heaven had sone around him and his companions, and they all fell to the ground. Paul alone had heard voice of the Savior reprimanding him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?†(v. 14) …
God’s Truth Brings Conviction to Agippa’s Heart
This passage starts out with Festus rudely interrupting Paul’s testimony by telling him he is insane; that his education has gone to his head and scrambled his brains (v. 24). Apparently this charge came as a result of Paul’s declaration that Jesus Christ had risen from the dead. …