Acts 24:14

"But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets;"

Key Reflection

Paul affirms his devotion to the God of Israel by serving what he calls "the Way," a term early Christians used for their faith, while adhering strictly to both the Torah and prophetic writings. This confession highlights his commitment to maintaining traditional Jewish practices while embracing the new covenant through Christ.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 14. But this I confess, etc. The next specification in the charge of Tertullus was, Ac 24:5, that he was "a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes." To this, Paul replies in this and the two following verses. Of this reply we may observe, (1.) that he does not stoop to notice the contempt implied in the use of the word Nazarenes. He was engaged in a more important business than to contend about the name which they chose to give to Christians. (2.) He admits that he belonged to that sect or class of people. That he was a Christian he neither denied, nor was disposed to deny. (3.) He maintains that in this way he is still worshipping the God of his fathers.

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