Acts 22:25-28

Acts 22:25-28 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman. Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea. And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born. After the riot at the Temple, the Romans rescued Paul dragging him into the Fortress Antonio which was right against the Temple itself. The captain wanted to get to the bottom of what was going on, so he commanded Paul to be beaten so that he would tell the truth. But Paul let the centurion know that he was no ordinary criminal; Paul was a Roman citizen. They couldn’t just beat a Roman citizen – they had rights. The captain was surprised because he thought that Paul was just an ordinary troublemaker. Paul was released and allowed freedom until his court appearance in a couple of days. Paul was a sharp man. He spoke Greek to the Roman soldiers and spoke Hebrew to the Jews. He used his Roman citizenship when he needed to. God gave Paul many opportunities to speak for Him. And Paul used them all. I hope we speak up for Jesus when our time comes. Jesus did so much for us on the cross; we should serve Him when we can!