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Free! Acts 22:21-29

Free! Acts 22:21-29. The death of Christ our King was a penalty paid for us The resurrection of Christ has its rewards These rewards are best illustrated by looking backwards Laws written 509 and 199 BC. Our story begins with Paul He arrives in Jerusalem after a long absence

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Free! Acts 22:21-29

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  1. Free!Acts 22:21-29 The death of Christ our King was a penalty paid for us The resurrection of Christ has its rewards These rewards are best illustrated by looking backwards Laws written 509 and 199 BC

  2. Our story begins with Paul He arrives in Jerusalem after a long absence He is quickly arrested Before the commander and a large crowd, Paul tells his story

  3. When he get to the part where he tells about the calling to the Gentiles the crowd reacted “Shouting” “Throwing off their cloaks” “Flinging dust into the air”

  4. Acts 22 21“Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’” 22The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He’s not fit to live!” 23As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air, 

  5. To get to the bottom of this, it was decided that Paul would be flogged to get the real story 24the commander ordered Paul to be taken into the barracks. He directed that he be flogged and questioned in order to find out why the people were shouting at him like this. 

  6. And this is where the story get interesting Paul asks a simple question… 25As they stretched him out to flog him, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been found guilty?”

  7. Paul’s claim halts everything The commander is called Decisions have to be made Everyone must act carefully

  8. 26When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it. “What are you going to do?” he asked. “This man is a Roman citizen.” 27The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes, I am,” he answered.

  9. Paul is a Roman Citizen So what? Citizenship is everything Who you are Where you come from Beliefs Protections

  10. Roman citizenship was so precious… People would serve or work for it People would spend their lives savings to buy it It was that important!

  11. 28Then the commander said, “I had to pay a big price for my citizenship.” “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.

  12. Why did Paul mention he was a citizen of Rome? Lex Valeria 509 BC A Roman citizen has the right to appeal LexPorcia 199 BC A Roman citizen can not be shamefully punished or quickly convicted

  13. The power of being a Roman citizen is easily visible • There has to be some proof • It could be time consuming • It could be expensive • The violation of the rights of a Roman citizen were met with severe penalties

  14. 29Those who were about to question him withdrew immediately. The commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put Paul, a Roman citizen, in chains.

  15. What does this mean for us? Paul’s story is a great reminder the death of Christ has changed our status As children of God we are free We are citizens of heaven on a short journey through this world

  16. Like Paul, we can appeal to a higher power We are free from the shame others try to force on us We can not be convicted because the price for our freedom has been paid in full

  17. Jesus made no appeal Jesus was shamefully punished Jesus was quickly convicted We can appeal to Jesus He took our shame away No one can convict us We are free To serve To forgive To be merciful To love

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