Acts 25:18-19
I. The context
- A. Two years a prisoner (Acts 24:27)
B. The dispute over their religion (Acts 25:18-19)
II. Paul’s hope and faith rested in the resurrection
- A. His preaching (Acts 13:26-30, 48; 17:2-4, 18, 30-31, 34; 24:15, 25)
B. His writing (1 Thessalonians 1:9-10; Romans 1:4; 4:23-25; 10:9; 1 Corinthians 15:12-19)
III. Our hope and faith rests in the resurrection
- A. Despite physical, emotional, spiritual struggles
B. “When you are face to face with the unknown, rely on that which you do know” (1 John 5:4, 13, 14-15, 18-20; Romans 8:28; 1 Peter 1:3-5; 1 Corinthians 6:14; 15:51-57)