A. ANANIAS, THE HIGH PRIEST, BRINGS CERTAIN ELDERS AND TERTULLUS
TO FELIX TO MAKE ACCUSATION( vs. 1-2 ).
B. THE SPEECH OF TERTULLUS:
1. He butters up Felix, saying things he does not believe.
2. The accusations: a pestilent fellow, mover of insurrections, ringleader of the
sect of the Nazarenes, who assayed to profane the temple.
C. PAUL'S DEFENSE:
1. Felix knew it was only twelve days since he had passed through Caesarea.
2. Charges are unprovable.
a. Wasn't there long enough to stir up trouble in the temple.
b. No proof of the other charges.
3. Paul tells what he has been doing.
a. He served God after the Way which they call a sect.
b. He believed all things which are according to the law and the prophets.
c. Shared a common hope with these Jews - the RESURRECTION.
4. Void of offense and of good conscience.
5. He came bringing alms to needy Jews, not to start an insurrection.
6. He was in the temple alone, being purified.
7. The Asian Jews who were responsible for this mess ought to be here.
8. "Let these men themselves say what wrong-doing they found..."
D. FELIX DEFERS THE DISCUSSION TILL LYSIAS SHOULD COME.
E. PAUL KEPT IN CHARGE, BUT GIVEN PRIVILEGE.
A. FELIX AND DRUSILLA CALL PAUL TO HEAR HIM CONCERNING THE WAY.
1. Paul's sermon on:
a. Righteousness.
b. Self-control.
c. Judgment to come.
2. The reaction of Felix - "A CONVENIENT SEASON."
B. HE KEEP PAUL IN PRISON HOPING TO GET HIS MONEY.
C. FELIX IS REPLACED BY PORCIUS FESTUS.
1. Who came to accuse Paul in Caesarea?
2. Who did they bring to speak?
3. What were the accusations he made and what evidence did he present?
4. Who did Paul say could tell how long he had been in Jerusalem?
5. What was Paul doing in the temple and how did that contrast with the accusations?
6. What incorrect view did the Jews have of the church?
7. What expression did Paul and Luke use to describe the church?
8. What hope did the Jews and Paul hold in common?
9. Where did the Jews get this hope?
10. Why had Paul gone to Jerusalem in the first place?
11. Who did Paul blame for the riot in Jerusalem?
12. What doctrine was the focus of all this trouble?
13. Who was the wife of Felix and what was her race?
14. What did Paul preach about to Felix and what was his reaction?
15. What did he do with Paul and why?
16. Who replaced Felix?
