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Day 45: Instructions not to Teach (Acts 5:25-32)
The Apostles have been found. They have been found doing something unbelievable, something unspeakable, something that was very dangerous - that is, according to the leaders of Israel. What were they doing? Teaching! Can you imagine the surprise of the council when they were found teaching? So the Apostles were brought in before the Sanhedrin for a trial and questioning by the High Priest. But, it’s not really a questioning here. The Priest is just stating the facts as if he is threatened by these people. The teaching is filling Jerusalem, people’s eyes are being opened to Jesus, the Holy Spirit is at work with power.
When they were accused of disobeying the council, the Apostles don’t double down and they don’t make any apologies, but say that they are obeying God. This also implies that the council, the experts of the Law and teachers of it, are not. There would have been a great gasp or shock in the room. The Sanhedrin is being told off by a bunch of formally fishermen and again being accused of killing Jesus. But, the Apostles keep teaching. Nothing can stop them, no court will silence them, they didn’t care about their social status, they didn’t care about popularity, they didn’t care about money. All they cared about was spreading the Gospel and bringing more and more people to Jesus.
Although not everyone is called to be evangelists like the Apostles, the Gospel is still the most important news that anyone could share. It’s more important than the weather or even how the family is going. Nothing should stop us from sharing the Gospel on our frontlines, because persecution is temporary, bullying is temporary, but Jesus brings life in eternity. MC
QuestionsWhy were the Sanhedrin so threatened by the teachings of the Apostles? How did the Apostles respond? Why did they respond like this?
What is your ‘frontline’? How can you further proclaim the Gospel in it?
Heavenly Father, thank you for the model and boldness of the Apostles to keep on teaching in the face of persecution. Help us as we live in the world to treasure the Gospel so much that we can’t help but proclaim it where we are. Through Jesus’ name, Amen
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By St Bart's Anglican ChurchThe Apostles have been found. They have been found doing something unbelievable, something unspeakable, something that was very dangerous - that is, according to the leaders of Israel. What were they doing? Teaching! Can you imagine the surprise of the council when they were found teaching? So the Apostles were brought in before the Sanhedrin for a trial and questioning by the High Priest. But, it’s not really a questioning here. The Priest is just stating the facts as if he is threatened by these people. The teaching is filling Jerusalem, people’s eyes are being opened to Jesus, the Holy Spirit is at work with power.
When they were accused of disobeying the council, the Apostles don’t double down and they don’t make any apologies, but say that they are obeying God. This also implies that the council, the experts of the Law and teachers of it, are not. There would have been a great gasp or shock in the room. The Sanhedrin is being told off by a bunch of formally fishermen and again being accused of killing Jesus. But, the Apostles keep teaching. Nothing can stop them, no court will silence them, they didn’t care about their social status, they didn’t care about popularity, they didn’t care about money. All they cared about was spreading the Gospel and bringing more and more people to Jesus.
Although not everyone is called to be evangelists like the Apostles, the Gospel is still the most important news that anyone could share. It’s more important than the weather or even how the family is going. Nothing should stop us from sharing the Gospel on our frontlines, because persecution is temporary, bullying is temporary, but Jesus brings life in eternity. MC
QuestionsWhy were the Sanhedrin so threatened by the teachings of the Apostles? How did the Apostles respond? Why did they respond like this?
What is your ‘frontline’? How can you further proclaim the Gospel in it?
Heavenly Father, thank you for the model and boldness of the Apostles to keep on teaching in the face of persecution. Help us as we live in the world to treasure the Gospel so much that we can’t help but proclaim it where we are. Through Jesus’ name, Amen