Definitions: -> pestilent: destructive to life -> sedition: inciting people to rebel against the authority -> ringleader: a person who initiates or leads an illicit or illegal activity -> Nazarenes: Jewish sect that believed Jesus was the Messiah but continued to observe Jewish law <p>In effect the secular charges against Paul had to do with maintaining the status quo against any changes.   So, the Gospel was reduced down to a political/social attack detrimental to the way of life and the system of government currently in place.<p>This will always be the public reaction to Gospel Truth.