Acts 25: Points of Dispute

American Christians are unfortunately often known for what they are against rather than who they stand for. This has not always been the case.

When Festus prepared to hold a hearing regarding the arrest of the apostle Paul, he wrote in Acts 25, “When his accusers got up to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected. Instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive.”

What was Paul’s issue? A dead man named Jesus he claimed was alive. In other words, the risen Christ.

As followers of Jesus today, let’s make our point of dispute not about a political or social issue. Let’s make it about the risen Jesus.

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Dillon Burroughs is the author or co-author of numerous books and is handwriting a copy of the New Testament in 2011 at HolyWritProject.com. Find out more about Dillon at Facebook.com/readdB or readdB.com.