![]() While standing in the temple that bears God's name (1 Kings 8:29), Peter says only one name can saveÑthe name of Jesus (Acts 4:12). The true temple is Jesus, whom they rejected and crucified (Acts 4:10). ![]() Peter quotes Psalm 118:22 to rebuke the them, saying, "Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone'" (Acts 4:11). The rulers had put their trust in their building but missed the point. The temple authorities are disturbed by this teaching, so they arrest Peter and John (Acts 4:3). Faith in Jesus' sacrificeÑnot animal sacrificesÑis what brings forgiveness and renewal (Acts 3:19). ![]() His resurrection from the dead is the proof (Acts 3:15). This bold claim is backed up when Peter shows that everything in the Old Testament, including the expectations of Abraham, Moses, and all the prophets, are fulfilled in Jesus (Acts 3:22-25). Healing and salvation are not found in the temple anymore, but in the name of Jesus. What power did Peter use to perform this miracle (Acts 3:12)? Peter explains that Jesus healed him (Acts 3:16). The onlookers are astonished (Acts 3:11). When Peter and John heal the man in Jesus' name, he immediately jumps up and leaps right into the temple courts (Acts 3:8). But this wrongly led to people with defects actually being kept out of the temple. The Law prohibited crippled animals from being sacrificed and disabled priests from serving (Leviticus 21:21). As Peter and John enter the temple to pray, they see a lame man begging outside the gates (Acts 3:2). The tension between Jesus and the temple comes to a head in Acts 3-4. The temple was the closest thing Israel had to the authority of a throne. With the coming of the Holy Spirit, the apostles proclaim the reign of Jesus as the King who rose from the dead and now offers forgiveness of sins and his presence through the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38).īut what about the temple? This is where God's presence was supposed to dwell and the forgiveness of sins was offered.
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