I am so excited to be back at school and learning more about God's word...
My first class was yesterday on Acts and as i was reading this morning i came across these few lines...
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.
The simplicity and profoundness of these words of Peter struck me anew... the deep truth in them that there is NO OTHER NAME under heaven given to men by which we may be saved... I am also taking Theology and World Religions this semester and have started reading about the other names that people around the World call on to be saved... Budah, Allah, Mary... but THERE IS NO OTHER NAME!
Peter's boldness is attractive and challenging. The text says, "then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit"... such ordinary men, recently 'abandoned' by their friend, leader and Savior... waited for 10 days, without him they must have realized their need for Him, and been extremely grateful for when He sent the Holy Spirit he had promised!
"When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus."
Oh, how i long for people to not only see God's courage in me... to see His power... and to "take note" that "these men had been with Jesus!"
Acts 4.12-13
1 comments:
Amen! I am reading through Acts right now, too and those very verses struck me as I was reading it. You'll have to share with me what you're learning. I'd love to come and sit in on a class or two.
P.S. Any pictures from Spain?
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