Living in an Unfair World

Acts 24:1-27
I. False Flattery (vv. 1-4)
A. When given the opportunity to speak, the lawyer begins with a

opening in cases like this.
B. To see how fake Terullus is, you need to understand the current

in Judea at that time.
II. False Charges (vv. 5-9)
A. Tertullus laid out

charges against Paul.
B. The only one that is true is that he was a leader of the

sect.
C. Each charge was

thought out to bring Felix to their side.
III. True Acknowledgement (v. 10)
A. Paul also begins with some

words for Felix.
B. Paul gives a lesson in how to speak

and still attempt to bring a potential adversary to your side.
IV. True Defense (vv. 11-21)
A. Keeping the peace in Jerusalem meant keeping the

in the Temple.
B. Paul clearly states he was not in the Temple with a

.
C. He finishes his defense by declaring his mission to bring

to Jewish believers.

Sometimes life does not treat us fairly.