July 21, 2020, Psalms 131, Acts 4,
Psalms 131
my heart is not proud, Lord
my eyes are not haughty;
I do not concern myself with great matters
or things to wonderful for me,
but I have calmed and quieted
myself
I am like a weaned child with its
mother;
like a weaned child I am content.
Israel, put your hope in the Lord
both now and forevermore.
Peter and John Before the Sanhedrin
The priests and the captain of the temple guards and the Sadducee's came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people. They were greatly disturbed because the Apostles were teaching the people, proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. They seized Peter and John and, because it was evening, they put them in jail until the next day. But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew to about Five thousand.
One purpose the book serves is to show that the gospel is unstoppable
The numbers grew
150 to 3,000 to 5,000
The next day the rulers, the elders and the teachers of the law met in Jerusalem. Annas the high priest was there, and so were Caiaphas, John, Alexander and others of the high priest family. They had Peter and John before them and began to question them: by what power or what name did you do this?
Peter and John have authority in the name of Jesus
They do what God tells them to do.
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: "Rulers and elders of the people! If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness show to a man who was lame and are being asked how he was healed, then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ, who you crucified but who God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
"The stone you builders rejected,
which has become the cornerstone'
Salvation is found in on else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must saved.
When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men,
they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. But since they could see the man who had been healed stand there with them, there was nothing they could say. So they ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrin and them conferred together. What are we going to do with these men? They asked "everyone living in Jerusalem knows they have performed a notable sign, and we cannot deny it. But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them to speak no longer to anyone in his name.
They they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.
Which is right in God's eyes: to listen to you, or to him? You be the judges! As for us, we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.
After further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had happened. For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.
- Jesus proclaim, he spoke only what he heard the Father say
- this principle is true with the Apostles,
In the name of Jesus I bless you,
have a great day!
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