“ Paul was willing to use his Roman citizenship to demand the protections of the judicial process due him, but he engaged in no lobbying on the public policy issues of the day, ” states the book Beyond Good Intentions ​ — A Biblical View of Politics.
Raamatus ” Beyond Good Intentions — A Biblical View of Politics ” on kirjas: ” Paulus kasutas oma Rooma kodakondsust küll selleks, et kaitsta end juutide ees, kes tema üle kohut mõistsid, ent ta ei teinud mitte kunagi poliitilist lobitööd. ”