If then I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not seek to escape death. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.”
Paul first declares he deserves death if guilty, then uses lawful means to defend himself, and we may do the same. God appointed magistrates and judgment-seats; to use them is no sin, though the Corinthians erred by quarreling needlessly in court and bringing the gospel into disrepute.
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See how restless malice is: Paul bears his imprisonment patiently, yet his enemies cannot bear even a three-day delay in pursuing him to death. They rush upon Festus the moment he arrives, trying to prejudge the cause before any fair trial.
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Commenting on Acts 25:1-12
Paul declares he will not shrink from death if guilty, but will not be handed to assassins if innocent. He appeals to Caesar because Festus leans toward the Jews, because he knows they plot ambush on the road, and because a vision promised he must testify at Rome.
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