How wide the contrast between the course of Felix and that of the jailer of Philippi! The servants of the Lord were brought in bonds to the jailer, as was Paul to Felix. The evidence they gave of being sustained by a divine power, their rejoicing under suffering and disgrace, their fearless calmness when the earth was reeling with the earthquake’s shock, and their spirit of Christlike forgiveness, sent conviction to the jailer’s heart. He did not, like Felix, banish these convictions, but with trembling and in deep humility inquired the way of salvation; and having learned the way, he walked in it, with all his house. Felix trembled, but did not repent; the jailer with trembling confessed his sins and found pardon. Felix bade the Spirit of God depart; the jailer joyfully welcomed it to his heart and to his house. The one cast his lot with the workers of iniquity; the other chose to become a child of God and an heir of Heaven.{LP 244.1}

Hvor stor modsætning var der mellem Feliks handlemåde og fangevogteren fra Filippi! Herrens tjener blev bragt i lænker til fangevogteren, ligesom Paulus blev til Feliks. De beviste at de var støttet af en guddommelig kraft, deres glæde under lidelse og vanære, deres frygtsløse rolighed medens jorden vaklede med et jordskælv, og deres Kristuslignende ånd, overbeviste vangevogterens hjerte. Han forbandede ikke denne overbevisning, ligesom Feliks gjorde, men spurgte under skælven og dyb ydmyghed, om frelsens vej, og få lært denne vej, gik han på den, med hele hans hus. Feliks skælvede men angrede ikke; fangevogteren bekendte under skælven sine synder og fandt tilgivelse. Feliks bad Guds Ånd om at gå, fangevogteren bød den velkommen ind i sit hjerte og i sit hus. Den ene kastede sit lod til syndens gerninger; den anden valgte at blive et Guds barn og en arving til himlen.