Paul makes his way to Rome and is there under house arrest. He’s given relative freedom, living alone (v16) and preaching without hindrance (v31). Seems no authority knows what to do with him.

Paul tries to convince them about Jesus using the law of Moses and the prophets. Modern people aren’t convinced enough about the authority of scripture to make Moses and the prophets compelling evidence–or educated enough about why scripture really should be taken seriously.

It’s not a modern problem only. It’s a heart problem. V24 some were convinced but others refused to believe. Paul quotes Isaiah about their hard heartedness.

God give us understanding. transformed by God moment by moment. Praise God that he’s in that business of radical love and radical transformation.