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a legal case study paul an apostle we love because he

a legal case study Paul, an apostle We love because he first loved - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Paul: a legal case study Paul, an apostle We love because he first loved us. Paul, an apostle The hard question: Paul, an apostle The hard question: WHAT DO YOU WANT? Paul, an apostle Paul, an apostle FREEDOM Paul, an apostle FAME

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Paul: a legal case study

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Paul, an apostle

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“We love because he first loved us.”

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The hard question:

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The hard question:

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

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FREEDOM

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FREEDOM FAME

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FREEDOM FAME FORTUNE

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FREEDOM FAME FORTUNE

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FREEDOM FAME FORTUNE

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FREEDOM FAME FORTUNE

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FREEDOM FAME FORTUNE

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FREEDOM FAME FORTUNE

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FREEDOM

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FREEDOM Roman imprisonment was no Mayberry

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FREEDOM

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FREEDOM Never intended for long term stays

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FREEDOM Never intended for long term stays Crumbs for food

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FREEDOM Never intended for long term stays Crumbs for food Chains

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Paul, an apostle

The hard question:

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

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Paul, an apostle

The hard question:

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

“FREEDOM!”

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Paul, an apostle

The hard question:

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

“FREEDOM!”

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Paul, an apostle

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Paul got to talk to high Roman rulers about Jesus as Messiah

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Timeline of Relevant Events and History

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Timeline of Relevant Events and History

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Timeline of Relevant Events and History

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41-54 Claudius is Emperor

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Timeline of Relevant Events and History

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41-54 Claudius is Emperor 54-68 Nero is Emperor

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41-54 Claudius is Emperor 54-68 Nero is Emperor 48-52 Cumanus is Rome’s procurator for Judea

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Timeline of Relevant Events and History

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41-54 Claudius is Emperor 54-68 Nero is Emperor 48-52 Cumanus is Rome’s procurator for Judea 52-59 Felix is Rome’s procurator for Judea

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Timeline of Relevant Events and History

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41-54 Claudius is Emperor 54-68 Nero is Emperor 48-52 Cumanus is Rome’s procurator for Judea 52-59 Felix is Rome’s procurator for Judea Paul’s arrest

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52-59 Felix is Rome’s procurator for Judea

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52-59 Felix is Rome’s procurator for Judea Marcus Antonius Felix

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52-59 Felix is Rome’s procurator for Judea Marcus Antonius Felix

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52-59 Felix is Rome’s procurator for Judea Marcus Antonius Felix

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52-59 Felix is Rome’s procurator for Judea Marcus Antonius Felix Appointed by Caesar

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52-59 Felix is Rome’s procurator for Judea Marcus Antonius Felix Appointed by Caesar Married up (3X’s)

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52-59 Felix is Rome’s procurator for Judea Marcus Antonius Felix Appointed by Caesar Married up (3X’s)

“Antonius Felix, practiced every kind of cruelty and lust, wielding the power of a king with all the instincts of a slave; he had married Drusilla, the granddaughter of Cleopatra and Antony, and so was Antony’s grandson-in-law” -Tacitus

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52-59 Felix is Rome’s procurator for Judea Marcus Antonius Felix Appointed by Caesar Married up (3X’s)

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52-59 Felix is Rome’s procurator for Judea Marcus Antonius Felix Appointed by Caesar Married up (3X’s) Drusilla was Jewish and the king’s sister

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52-59 Felix is Rome’s procurator for Judea Marcus Antonius Felix Appointed by Caesar Married up (3X’s) Drusilla was Jewish and the king’s sister

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52-59 Felix is Rome’s procurator for Judea Marcus Antonius Felix

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52-59 Felix is Rome’s procurator for Judea Marcus Antonius Felix Consider the familiarity of Paul’s defense (Acts 24:10)

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52-59 Felix is Rome’s procurator for Judea Marcus Antonius Felix Consider the familiarity of Paul’s defense (Acts 24:10) Paul never paid the “fine,” Paul was working to bring Felix (and Drusilla) to faith! (Acts 24:24-26)

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FREEDOM FAME FORTUNE

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Consider Paul in Athens

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Paul in the Agora

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Paul in the Agora

Acts 17:18ff

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Paul in the Agora

Acts 17:18ff

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Paul in the Agora

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Paul in the Agora

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Materialists

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Materialists Truth only from reasoning

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Materialists Truth only from reasoning

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Materialists Truth only from reasoning No life after death

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Materialists Truth only from reasoning Happiness is life’s highest goal No life after death

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Materialists Truth only from reasoning Happiness is life’s highest goal No life after death Materialists

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Materialists Truth only from reasoning Happiness is life’s highest goal No life after death Materialists Non-emotional

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Epicureans and stoics believed the purpose in life was achieving happiness by moderating expectations

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Epicureans and stoics believed the purpose in life was achieving happiness by moderating expectations Paul taught the purpose in life was finding, knowing, and serving God, which produced the fruit of the Spirit

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Paul got to talk to high Roman rulers about Jesus as Messiah

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Points for home

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“I want you to know, brothers,that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ” (Phil. 1:12-13)

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“I want you to know, brothers,that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ” (Phil. 1:12-13)

Christ is our motivation

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“I count everything as loss because

f the surpassing worth of knowing

Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ” (Phil. 3:8).

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“I count everything as loss because

f the surpassing worth of knowing

Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ” (Phil. 3:8).

Nothing has value beyond Christ

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“I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me” (Acts 17:28)

Points for home

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“I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me” (Acts 17:28)

On Christ the solid rock I stand…

Points for home