Acts (Part 6)
Acts 4-5:11 Peter and John's Boldness and Courage
John W. Ritenbaugh
Biblestudy; #BS-AC06; 88 minutes
Given 06-Sep-881988-09-06
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John Ritenbaugh focuses upon the persecution of the apostles in the fourth chapter. Peter, inspired by God's Holy Spirit, demonstrated exemplary boldness and courage before the Sadducees (zealous influential movers and shakers of the Jewish community, descendents of the Maccabees), religious leaders who feared losing their power and influence. Peter, John, and the early church had confidence in God's absolute sovereignty, realizing that no human authority could thwart God's power. This powerful conviction gave them confidence to endure their trials, submitting to whatever God had prepared for them, realizing that God uses trials to further His ultimate purpose for them. The last portion of this chapter illustrates the exemplary, voluntary generosity exhibited in the early church.
- Achan
- Acts, Book of
- All Things in Common
- Ananias and Sapphira
- Annas, High Priest
- Apostles, Miracles of
- Barnabas
- Boldness
- Church Unity
- Church, First Century
- Church, Persecution of
- Church, Responsibility of
- Community
- Courage
- Deliverance
- Despots
- Dishonesty
- Elders of Israel
- Faithfulness in the Midst of Trials
- Free Moral Agency
- Generosity
- Gentiles, Court of
- God's Purpose for Us
- God's Sovereignty over the Church
- Hasmoneans
- Herod the Great
- High Priest
- Holy Spirit, Inspiration of
- Honesty
- Jesus Christ as Messiah
- Jesus Christ's Name, Coming in
- Jesus Christ's Trial
- John Mark
- John, the Apostle
- Judas Maccabees
- Maccabean Period
- Maccabean Revolt
- Mark, the Apostle
- Messiah, Perceptions of
- Model Prayer
- Nepotism
- Peter, the Apostle
- Pharisees
- Pontius Pilate
- Praise of Men
- Praise, Desire for
- Priests, Chief
- Priests, First Century
- Private Property
- Prophecies, Messianic
- Psalm 2
- Sadducees
- Salvation, Physical
- Sanhedrin
- Sin, Seriousness of
- Suffering and Growth
- Suffering, Avoidance of
- Suffering, Learning through
- Temptation, Not Beyond Ability to Bear
- Trials, Response to
- Trials, Shaping Power Of
- Way of Escape
- Women, Court of
- More...
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