Lord and Christ (revised)

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Day of Pentecost

Quote from Joel

Peter’s Argument to the Crowd

Point 1: You crucified a Man attested to by God

Acts 2:22-23 ““Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.”

Point 2: That Man is the Messiah of Israel

Acts 2:24-32 “God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. For David says concerning him, “ ‘I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken; therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope. For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption. You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’ “Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses.”

The Resurrection furnishes the proof that Jesus is Messiah

Each and every one of the 535 times that Jesus is called “Christ” in the New Testament it is a witness to what He will do when He returns!

Each and every time it speaks straight to the core of every injustice in the earth and marks a sure end to it.

The problem grows

Point 2: That Man is the Lord of everything

Acts 2:33-35 “Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, “ ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.” ’”

The Ascension furnishes proof that Jesus is Lord

The ascension is the power of the Christian faith

It is the seat from which Jesus reigns over all things

It is the seat from which He gave the gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church

“If the Holy Spirit were withdrawn from the Church today, 95% of what we do would go on and no one would know the difference. If the Holy Spirit were withdrawn from the Church in the Book of Acts, 95% of what they did would stop and everyone would know the difference!” A.W. Tozer

Peter’s Conclusion

The plot thickens

Acts 2:36 “Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”

This was the apostolic way of saying that Jesus is fully God and fully Man

You didn’t just crucify a Man who’s ministry was attested by God. You didn’t just crucify the Messiah. You crucified the Lord of glory come in human flesh.