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ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES</b></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"><b>Jim
& Marie Watt</b></p>
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<a href="http://www.2rbetter.org/" target="_blank">www.2rbetter.org</a></b></p><p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER">May 28, 2012</p><p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"><br>
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<b>(From: ACTS #44 - 26:24-32)</b></p>
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<font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">2. 26:24-29 REACTION OF FESTUS
AND AGRIPPA</font></p>
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<font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">a. 26:24 FESTUS' REACTION TO
PAUL'S TESTIMONY</font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"><font size="3"><b>And
as he thus made <i>his</i><span style="font-style:normal"> defense,
:Festus said with loud :voice, Paul, you are mad;</span></b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">TAUta de auTOU a-po-lo-gouMEnou,
<span style="font-style:normal">ho PH</span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>E</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">stos
meGAl</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>e</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
t</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>e</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
ph</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>o</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">N</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>E</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
ph</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>e</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">SIN,
MAIn</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>e</u></span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">,</span></span></font><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
PAUle;</span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font size="3"><b>your much learning turns you to madness.</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">ta polLA se GRAMma-ta <font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">[1121]</font>
eis maNIan <font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">[3130]</font>
pe-riTREpei <font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">[4062]</font>.</font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">b. 26:25 PAUL POLITELY CORRECTS
FESTUS</font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font size="3"><b>But :Paul said, I am not mad, excellent Festus;</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">ho de PAUlos, Ou MAIno-mai,
ph<u>e</u><span style="text-decoration:none">SIN, KRAti-ste </span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">[2903]</span></font><span style="text-decoration:none">
PH</span><u>E</u><span style="text-decoration:none">ste;</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font size="3"><b>but I speak forth words of truth and soberness.</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">alLA a-l<u>e</u><span style="text-decoration:none">THEIas
kai s</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration:none">-phroSUn</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration:none">s
</span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">[4907]</span></font><span style="text-decoration:none">
'R</span><u>E</u><span style="text-decoration:none">ma-ta
a-pophTHEGgo-mai </span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">[659]</span></font><span style="text-decoration:none">.</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
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</p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">c. 26:26 PAUL APPEALS TO
AGRIPPA'S UNDERSTANDING</font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font size="3"><b>For the king knows of these <i>things</i>, unto whom
I speak boldly:</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">ePIsta-tai <font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">[1987]</font>
gar peRI TOUt<u>o</u><span style="text-decoration:none">n ho
ba-siLEUS, pros hon par-r</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration:none">-si-aZOme-nos
</span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">[3955]</span></font><span style="text-decoration:none">
laL</span><u>O</u><span style="text-decoration:none">:</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font size="3"><b>for I am persuaded that none of these is hidden from
him;</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">lanTHAnein <font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">[2990]</font>
gar auTON TOUt<u>o</u><span style="text-decoration:none">n ou
PEItho-mai </span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">[3982]</span></font><span style="text-decoration:none">
ouTHEN;</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font size="3"><b>for this has not been done in a corner.</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">ou GAR es-tin en g<u>o</u><span style="text-decoration:none">NIa
</span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">[1137]</span></font><span style="text-decoration:none">
pe-pragMEnon </span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">[4238]</span></font><span style="text-decoration:none">
TOUto.</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
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</p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"><font size="3"><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style>d.
26:27a</span></span></font><b><span style="font-style:normal">
King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets?</span></b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal">piSTEUeis,
Ba-siLEU A-GRIPpa, tois proPH</span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>E</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">tais?</span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal">e.
26:27b. </span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style:normal"><b>
I know that you believe. </b></span></font><span style="font-style:normal"><b>
</b></span><span style="font-style:normal">OIda HOti piSTEUeis.</span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">f. 26:28 KING AGRIPPA'S
TESTIMONY</font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><b><font size="3">And :Agrippa
</font><font size="3"><i>said</i></font><font size="3"> unto Paul, </font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">
</font></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style>ho
de A-GRIPpa pros ton PAUlon,</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font size="3"><b>With but little you persuade to make a Christian <i>of</i>
ME.</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal">En
oLIg</span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>o</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
me PEItheis</span></span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
</span></span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">[3952]</font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
</span></span></font><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">Chri-sti-aNON
</span></span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">[5546]</font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">
</span></span></font><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">poi</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><u>E</u></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">sai
</span></span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">[4160]</font><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">.</span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">g. 26:29 PAUL'S DESIRE: ALL
PRESENT TO BELIEVE AS HE DOES!</font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font size="3"><b>And Paul <i>said</i>, I would to :God, that whether
with little or with great,</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">ho de PAUlos, EuXAIm<u>e</u><span style="text-decoration:none">n
</span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">[2172]</span></font><span style="text-decoration:none">
an t</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration:none"> The</span><u>O</u><span style="text-decoration:none">,
kai en oLIg</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration:none"> kai en
meGAl</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration:none">,</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font size="3"><b>not you only, but also all that hear me today,</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">ou MOnon SE, alLA kai PANtas
tous aKOUonTAS mou S<u>E</u><span style="text-decoration:none">me-ron,</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font size="3"><b>might become such as I am, except these :bonds.</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">geNESthai toiOUtous hoPOIos
<font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">[3697]</font> kai eG<u>O</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
ei-mi, pa-rekTOS </span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">[3924]</span></font><span style="text-decoration:none">
t</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration:none">n desM</span><u>O</u><span style="text-decoration:none">N
</span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">[1199]</span></font><span style="text-decoration:none">
TOUt</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration:none">n.</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">3. 26:30-32 AGRIPPA VINDICATES
PAUL</font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">a. 26:30-31 AGRIPPA'S
CONCLUSION</font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font size="3"><b>And the king rose, and the governor, and Bernice,</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">A-NEst<u>e</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
te ho ba-siLEUS, kai ho h</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration:none">-geMON
</span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">[2232]</span></font><span style="text-decoration:none">,
H</span><u>E</u><span style="text-decoration:none"> te BerNIk</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration:none">,</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font size="3"><b>and they that sat with them: </b><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style>31</span></font><b>
and when they had withdrawn,</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">kai hoi sun-kaTH<u>E</u><span style="text-decoration:none">me-noi
auTOIS: kai a-na-ch</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration:none">R</span><u>E</u><span style="text-decoration:none">san-tes
</span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">[402]</span></font><span style="text-decoration:none">,</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font size="3"><b>they spoke one to another, saying [that],</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">eLAloun pros alL<u>E</u><span style="text-decoration:none">lous,
LEgon-tes [HOti],</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font size="3"><b>This :man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">OuDEN thaNAtou <u>e</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
desM</span><u>O</u><span style="text-decoration:none">N Axi-on
PRASsei ho ANthr</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration:none">-pos
HOUtos.</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">b. 26:32 HIS DETAILED
VINDICATION OF PAUL</font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font size="3"><b>And Agrippa said to :Festus, This man could have been
set at liberty,</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">A-GRIPpas de t<u>o</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
PH</span><u>E</u><span style="text-decoration:none">st</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
Eph</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration:none">,
A-po-leLUSthai eDUna-to ho ANthr</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration:none">-pos
HOUtos, </span></font>
</p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font size="3"><b>if he had not appealed to Caesar.</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">ei m<u>e</u><span style="text-decoration:none">
e-peKEkl</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration:none">-to </span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">[1941]</span></font><span style="text-decoration:none">
KAIsa-ra.</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal" align="CENTER">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><u><b><span style="font-style:normal">NOTE</span></b></u><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>:
</b></span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>26:24
- A </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style:normal"><span style>bold</span></span></u><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
witness for the Gospel of Jesus and the Kingdom of God, excites a
strong reaction from unbelievers! Governor Festus illustrates this.
But note in the following verse Paul's respectful answer to Festus.
We can </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style:normal"><span style>all</span></span></u><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
learn and profit much from the example of the apostle Paul.</span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none" align="LEFT">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none" align="LEFT">
<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">Then too, see Paul's further
argument on the behalf of Festus. He, by the recourse to King
Agripps's knowledge, uses this as a further proof of the accuracy of
his statements. We too, like Paul, can draw on areas of our
knowledge, friends, background, and specific knowledge of the
Scriptures - to persuade those in doubt.</font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none" align="LEFT">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>But
suddenly, Paul leaves the problems of Festus, and turns to Agrippa.
By the Spirit's gift of a word of knowledge and wisdom, he discerns
that the king has an open heart to the revelation of the OT prophets.
Paul first questions Agrippa's faith in this direction, and then
strongly confirms it. Agrippa's response is one of those unique
responses in all of Scripture - </span></span></span><b><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">“With
but little you persuade to make a Christian of ME!”</span></span></b><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
What a confession! Not completely yet - but almost. And then Paul's
response - Except for these chains, I wish all of you listening to me
were the same as me!</span></span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none" align="LEFT">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>Then
King Agrippa clearly and completely exonerates Paul from all the
charges laid against him by the leading Jews of his day. And - this
type of Jewish leader is still active 1900 years later, and just as
violently stands against all Messianic Jewish believers. Jesus is
</span></span></span><u><span style="font-style:normal"><span style>still</span></span></u><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
not acknowledged by them as the One who came in the Name of the Lord
Jehovah. But - we can pray and intercede for these rejectors of
Jesus as God's only begotten Son - on the basis of Zechariah
12:10-14. For when Jesus returns - which is very soon - and these
leaders see the nailprints in His hands and feet, and the mark of the
spear thrust into His side - then the great repentance and weeping
will take place! J.A.Watt</span></span></span></font></p>
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