Acts 25:23-27

The next day. Luke writes as one who saw it all take place. Note who all is there, and compare Acts 9:15. Paul was brought in. He is the preacher, and his congregation contains some of the most powerful and influential men and women of the whole area. This shows God's providence at work. We read Paul's sermon in the next chapter. Festus said. This is a court of law. Festus gives the charges against Paul: (1) You see this man; (2) the Jewish people. scream that he should not live; (3) I could not find. he deserved the death sentence; (4) he himself made an appeal to the Emperor; (5) I do not have anything. to write to the Emperor; (6) So I have brought him here before you. Festus and others like him found it very difficult to decide how to deal with Christians. They could find no real reason to oppose them, and their sense of "fair play" made them nervous about it all. Yet they wanted to keep the good will of all the people, which included these Jewish leaders and such men as Demetrius (Acts 19).