Acts 18:12-15
12 When Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him to the judgment seat, 13 saying, “This fellow persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.” 14 And when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of wrongdoing or wicked crimes, O Jews, there would be reason why I should bear with you. 15 But if it is a question of words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves; for I do not want to be a judge of such matters.”
Opposition to the gospel by Paul arose again after a year and a half, this time with all the Jews dragging him before the law. They wanted him tried for religious law, but they brought Paul to a civil magistrate. Since he committed no crime, Gallio would not put up with a trivial case and told them to take care of,it among themselves in their religious community. A good pattern for modern lawmakers to stay out of God's and the church’s matters on things like speaking the gospel as a public official , or telling churches to perform ungodly weddings.
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