Lesson 4603

 (Lesson 4603)(09-10-24) Acts 3:11-16 

   “And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering. And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.” 

 

   Today’s quote relates that, after the miraculous healing of the lame man, a crowd gathered around Peter and John at Solomon's Porch, astounded by what they had just seen. Peter spoke to them, clarifying that it was not by his, nor John’s own power or godliness that the lame man was healed. Instead, Peter declared that the man was healed through faith in the name of Jesus, the same Jesus whom they had rejected and given up to be crucified, though He was the "Holy One" and "Prince of life." Peter emphasized that God raised Jesus from the dead, and that it was through faith in His name that the man had been made strong and able to walk again. ~