What we do with our money matters. The world tempts us to use money for earthly benefits, but there is a way to leverage temporal gain for the eternal.
Righteousness requires training, not trying. It involves redeeming the time, doing temporal tasks for the glory of God and submitting your plans to Him.
Acts 24 continues the story of Paul on trial. The Jews used flattery to accuse him, but Paul used facts. He was on trial for his faith in the resurrection.