The Caldwell Commentaries Podcast
Religion & Spirituality
While Peter (accompanied by John and the healed lame man) was still in the midst of his powerful second sermon (Acts 3:12-26), he was interrupted by the sudden appearance of "the priests . . . the captain of the Temple [guard] . . . and the Sadducees" (4:1). They came to arrest both Peter and John (likely also the former lame man). These enemies of Christ were not only furious that His followers were preaching His resurrection, but doing so in broad daylight in the Temple! Interestingly, in Acts, it is primarily the Sadducees who take the lead in persecuting the Church. This is because their erroneous theology taught there is no resurrection of the dead!
In this lesson (Acts 4:1-22), we not only discuss the interruption of Peter's sermon (the arrest), but the interrogation he and John faced the next morning before the Sanhedrin Council, the inspiration of Peter's remarkable speech in answer to that interrogation, the immense impression his speech made on the Council, and then their intention to silence them with threats to never speak or teach in the name of Jesus again!
The response of the two Apostles to the threat of those in authority over them to never preach of Jesus was fantastic!! They would obey the Higher Authority, God! Anti-Christian governments and powerful institutions are increasingly trying to stop the spread of the Gospel message of Christ Jesus - we need to follow the example of Peter and John!
Life of Christ Lesson 43: How to Pray Effectively - Part I
Life of Christ Lesson 42: Beware of Religious Hypocrisy!
Life of Lesson Christ 41: Loving and Living Supernaturally
Life of Christ Lesson 40: Resisting Personal Retaliation
Life of Christ Lesson 39: Taking Oaths/Speaking Truth
Life of Christ Lesson 38: New Testament Teaching on Divorce {And Remarriage}
Life of Christ Lesson 37: Old Testament Teaching on Divorce
Life of Christ Lesson 36: Heart Righteousness {Adultery}
Life of Christ Lesson 35: Heart Righteousness {Murder}
Life of Christ Lesson 34: The Reliabilty of Scripture!
Life of Christ Lesson 33: Shake and Shine!
Life of Christ Lesson 32: Highway to Happiness - Part IV
Life of Christ Lesson 31: Highway to Happiness - Part III
Life of Christ Lesson 30: Highway to Happiness - Part II
Life of Christ Lesson 29: Highway to Happiness - Part I
Life of Christ Lesson 28: Sermon on Mount Overview
Life of Christ Lesson 27: Appointment of Apostles
Life of Christ Lesson 26: Lord of the Sabbath - Part II
Life of Christ Lesson 25: Lord of the Sabbath - Part I
Life of Christ Lesson 24b: Tackling Tradition - Part II
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