We should strive to live in a manner that does not offend God or our fellow men. The Laws of government provide protection from the prejudice and hatred of men including religious differences but the Law of God protects eternal life.
Paul openly admitted that he was a follower of the Way, but he contended that he still believed the Law and the Prophets. That is, he was a follower of Judaism,
a religion protected by Rome.
14 But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets. 15 I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust. 16 This being so, I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men.
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