Truth often unsettles those who try to contain it within political or legal frameworks.

Festus, like many, wants clarity but finds only complexity.

Paul’s message doesn’t fit into neat categories of law, power, or custom. It confronts both empire and religion with something more disruptive—resurrection.

Faith in the risen Jesus doesn’t just challenge personal belief. It calls systems to account.

When the gospel enters public life, it raises uncomfortable questions that can’t be resolved by procedure.

Festus recognises his limits, but misses the deeper invitation—to see not just a legal dilemma, but a spiritual reckoning.

We often do the same, trying to manage what’s meant to transform.

Paul doesn’t seek escape; he seeks a hearing. His appeal to Caesar is not avoidance, but witness.

Acts 25:13-21, John 21:15-19