The Acts of the Apostles You Be The Judge! Acts 4 “Whether it is right in the sight of God to give heed to you rather than to God, you be the judge” Sunday – August 14, 2016 Many of the slides used in this presentation are prepared by Joe Price and are used and adapted with his permission.

You be the Judge!

Judge: To Decide Jesus requires it, Luke 12:57 Use righteous judgment, John 7:24 Acts 4: Citizens of Jerusalem and their judges would have to judge what is right! (Peter and John, too) 40+ year old lame man now walking The message associated with the healing is that Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ

The First Arrest Acts 4:1-4 Message was interrupted by arrest, 4:1-3 Those involved in the arrest: The priests Captain of the temple, cf. Acts 5:24 (Luke 22:4, 52) Sadducees, Matthew 22:23; Acts 23:8

“By what power have you done this?” Acts 4:5-12 Not by the political, religious, or moral power of man, 4:5-6; 3:12 Sanhedrin: The highest Jewish tribunal (71) By power of Jesus Christ, 4:9-10 (3:6, 16) Jesus has power … To heal the body (lame man) To build the house of God, Psalms 118:22 (1 Peter 2:6-7; Ephesians 2:19-22); Acts 2:47 (Matthew 16:18) To save the soul, 4:12 (1 Timothy 2:3-6)