Acts 214 Flattery

 

Acts 24 – Flattery

How do the unsaved go about opposing the Lord’s servants and their work?

Tertullus started with flattery, knowing that many in high places are susceptible to it. Flattery appeals to our pride. If we did not flatter ourselves, others could not successfully flatter us. We really want to believe what they say!

Then Tertullus used slander. Napolean said, “He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander. As his last weapon, the lawyer called on false witnesses who together supported Tertullus’s lies about Paul.

Paul’s defense was threefold: his life, his faith, and his service to his nation. Although his enemies could not prove their accusations, Paul did not go free. The safest place for Paul was in that prison, for God had work for him to do in Rome.

We may not understand why God permits lies to triumph but leave it all in His hands. He is in control, and the final judgment rests with Him.

 

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