Paul is standing before another judge and he give his defense. This time he tells the entirety of his testimony, how he was once like his accusers, persecuting Christians because of what they believed. He explains that he met the risen Jesus as he was walking towards the city of Damascus.
He then points out how the Old Testament said that the Messiah would suffer and rise again, as he begins to try to convince his new judge to put his faith in Jesus.
At this time he is accused of being crazy. This is the point where Christians are always thought of as crazy. The resurrection to some is an insurmountable issue holding them back from the Gospel. "When people die, they stay dead" they might say. Well the truth is that God is stronger than that. God could bring his Son back from the dead, and he did. We are not crazy, but by faith, we believe this truth, and we tell it to others in the hopes that they will also believe. If we are called crazy because of this belief, so be it.
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