While the apostles were able to do many miracles, the true sign of the Holy Spirit is the proclamation of Jesus Christ. I like the verse "For there is no other name under heaven, given among men, by which we must be saved".
This Chapter emphasizes the power of coming together to worship and pray as well as the necessity of giving to those in need.
Interesting how miracle after miracle - first with Jesus and now the apostles - the religious leaders of that day were so blinded by their own beliefs.
I thought it was interesting in v. 13 how they point out that they are uneducated ordinary men. Crazy! But this would be where it is so easy to get caught up in hierarchy structure and prestige. How easy it is to vary your listening depending upon someone's credentials...
ReplyDeleteWe should also be slow to judge based on our biased impressions. Notice how they observe that they were with Jesus. It's so easy to dismiss someone/something, regardless how sound their logic, simply because it is contrary to what is common or acceptable or even traditional.
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