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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 FREEDOM Paul, an apostle

FAME FREEDOM Paul, an apostle FORTUNE

FAME FREEDOM Paul, an apostle FORTUNE

FAME FREEDOM Paul, an apostle FORTUNE

FAME FREEDOM Paul, an apostle FORTUNE

FAME FREEDOM Paul, an apostle FORTUNE

FAME FREEDOM FORTUNE

FREEDOM Paul, an apostle

FREEDOM Paul, an apostle Roman imprisonment was no Mayberry

FREEDOM Paul, an apostle

FREEDOM Never intended for long term stays Paul, an apostle

FREEDOM Never intended for long term stays Paul, an apostle Crumbs for food

FREEDOM Never intended for long term stays Paul, an apostle Crumbs for food Chains

The hard question: WHAT DO YOU WANT? Paul, an apostle

The hard question: WHAT DO YOU “FREEDOM!” WANT? Paul, an apostle

The hard question: WHAT DO YOU --------------- “FREEDOM!” WANT? Paul, an apostle

Paul, an apostle

Paul, an apostle Paul got to talk to high Roman rulers about Jesus as Messiah

Timeline of Relevant Events and History Paul, an apostle

Timeline of Relevant Events and History 40 AD 50 AD 60 AD Paul, an apostle

Timeline of Relevant Events and History 40 AD 50 AD 60 AD 41-54 Claudius is Emperor Paul, an apostle

Timeline of Relevant Events and History 40 AD 50 AD 60 AD 41-54 Claudius is Emperor 54-68 Nero is Emperor Paul, an apostle

Timeline of Relevant Events and History 40 AD 50 AD 60 AD 41-54 Claudius is Emperor 54-68 Nero is Emperor Paul, an apostle 48-52 Cumanus is Rome’s procurator for Judea

Timeline of Relevant Events and History 40 AD 50 AD 60 AD 41-54 Claudius is Emperor 54-68 Nero is Emperor Paul, an apostle 48-52 Cumanus is 52-59 Felix is Rome’s procurator Rome’s procurator for Judea for Judea

Timeline of Relevant Events and History 40 AD 50 AD 57 AD 60 AD 41-54 Claudius is Emperor 54-68 Nero is Emperor Paul, an apostle 48-52 Cumanus is 52-59 Felix is Rome’s procurator Rome’s procurator for Judea for Judea Paul’s arrest

52-59 Felix is Rome’s procurator for Judea Paul, an apostle

52-59 Felix is Rome’s procurator for Judea Paul, an apostle Marcus Antonius Felix

52-59 Felix is Rome’s procurator for Judea Paul, an apostle Marcus Antonius Felix

52-59 Felix is Rome’s procurator for Judea Paul, an apostle Marcus Antonius Felix

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

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

52-59 Felix is Appointed by Caesar Rome’s procurator Married up (3X’s) for Judea “Antonius Felix, practiced every Paul, an apostle 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 Marcus Antony’s grandson-in- law” -Tacitus Antonius Felix

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

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

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

52-59 Felix is Rome’s procurator for Judea Paul, an apostle Marcus Antonius Felix

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

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

FAME FREEDOM FORTUNE

Consider Paul in Athens Paul, an apostle

Paul in the Agora Paul, an apostle

Paul in Acts the Agora 17:18 ff Paul, an apostle

Paul in Acts the Agora 17:18 ff Paul, an apostle

Paul in the Agora Paul, an apostle

Paul in the Agora Paul, an apostle

Paul, an apostle

Materialists Paul, an apostle

Materialists Truth only from reasoning Paul, an apostle

Materialists Truth only from reasoning Paul, an apostle

Materialists Truth only from reasoning No life Paul, an apostle after death

Materialists Truth only from reasoning No life Paul, an apostle after death Happiness is life’s highest goal

Paul, an apostle

Materialists Materialists Truth only from reasoning Happiness is life’s Paul, an apostle highest goal No life after death

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

Paul, an apostle

Epicureans and stoics believed the purpose in life was achieving happiness by moderating expectations Paul, an apostle

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

Paul, an apostle Paul got to talk to high Roman rulers about Jesus as Messiah

Points for home

“ I want you to know, brothers,that Points for home 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)

“ I want you to know, brothers,that Points for home 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

“I count everything as loss because Points for home of 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).

“I count everything as loss because Points for home of 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

“ I know how to be brought low, Points for home 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)

“ I know how to be brought low, Points for home 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 …