The first part of that seems like a really good lesson. While they were in prison praying, an earthquake flings the gates open and takes the chains off of them. The prison keeper guy assumes that everyone has escaped and responds by almost killing himself. Paul and Silas stop him, explaining that they are all still in the prison. Then the prison keeper runs to them, asking about the Lord and is in turn saved.
By all means, it seems that Paul and Silas had the right to walk out of there as soon as the chains came off... yet they held back and walked in a more self sacrificing direction, trusting in God. The results were beautiful.
As the officials called for their release, Paul and Silas seem to respond differently, insisting on being treated better than they had been. It's interesting...
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