1. 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.

2. You be the Judge!

3. 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

4. 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

5. “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)