Paul Before Agrippa - Part 3 — Joshua Daniel

When boys and girls who are used to running out on the ice, walk in, they suddenly sink. Thin ice, how long can you be happy walking on thin ice? You can't do that all the time. The next step I may sink under the water.

The Sure Foundation in Christ

The next moment I may find an icy grave. What a state in which to live. The Lord Jesus Christ never gives you that feeling of being unsupported as on thin ice. The foundation of God, the foundations are sure.

Paul's Assured Testimony Before Agrippa

So, our testimony is one with assurance. Come life, come death. We prove it in the face of the grave. Now, it was not a very smooth ride for St. Paul. And this is what he said, 22nd verse, having therefore obtained help of God, I continue to this day, witnessing both to small and great.

Forgiveness and Deliverance Through Christ

You know my dear friends, this is a very spontaneous thing. The Lord Jesus forgave my sins. He will deliver you too. No matter what your circumstances, your entanglements, your defeats, He sent His word and healed them and delivered them from all their destruction.

Christ's Historical Impact on Cruelty and Sacrifice

You know the by-products of this testimony are seen even in Indian history and the history of the whole world. Before Christ, cannibalism was quite extensive. And before the declaration of Christ, many regions of this world were habitations of cruelty.

Listen, this is a historic fact. If Christ had never been born, it is an alarming prospect to confront and encounter. Nobody would have fought against Sathi. That old habit that prevailed in India, whereby a widow was required to fling herself over onto the body of her dead husband, to be consumed in the flames.

No edict would ever have been passed to stop the sacrifice of little children in Ganga Saga, the confluence. Oh my dear friend, we would have spent our days in insecurity, with butchery and bloodshed all around us.

The Decline of God's Word and Rise of Disorder

If Christ had not been born, this world would have been a wilderness. Today, when the preaching of the word of God goes down, what goes up? Crime goes up. Murders go up. Every kind of disorder and chaos begin to dominate the scene.

The Command to Be Christ's Witnesses

So, it is incumbent on us, it is obligatory on us, it is commanded us to be His witnesses. Sometimes, I feel very sad. What are we doing? Some deluxe missionary work? Sitting in comfortable halls, no fear of stones landing on top of us.

Well lighted places, deluxe missionary work. You know, some of you are getting used to a kind of deluxe ride. So, you feel that everybody owes you these comforts. See, the fellowship must pay my dues.