Acts 3:1-16 The Indictment

Peter healed a crippled man at the gate leading into the temple, with John standing beside him.  A crowd of Jews quickly gathered, having witnessed the miracle.  Peter was quick to say that it was the resurrection power of Jesus Christ that had healed the man.  The Jews certainly couldn't dispute what had happened.

My commentary said, "The healed beggar was proof that Jesus was alive.  If ever a people were guilty, it was the people Peter addressed in the temple.  They were guilty of killing their own Messiah ... you can imagine the remorse of the people when they learned that they had betrayed and killed their own Messiah.  There must be conviction before a sinner can experience conversion.  Unless a patient is convinced that he is sick, he will never accept the diagnosis or take the treatment."

"How could two ordinary fishermen perform such a great miracle unless God was with them?  Nobody would dare deny the miracle because the beggar stood there before them all in perfect soundness.  To accept the miracle would have been to admit that Jesus Christ is indeed the living Son of God and that His name has power."

There's so much in this chapter that my commentary is fleshing out.  I don't want to skip anything in a hurry to move along.  

Father, help me to sense the wonder of what happened that day, especially that wonder of knowing that Jesus Christ lives!

 

Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford