Peter Preaches Christ

The early preachers were supremely concerned with exalting the name of Jesus Christ.

It was in that name that they baptized (Acts 2:38) and healed (Acts 3:6, 16; 4:10).

Even the church’s opponents recognized how central the name of Jesus was in apostolic preaching (Acts 5:40).

Philip preached the name of Jesus (Acts 8:12), as did Paul (Acts 9:27).

The Jerusalem council commended Barnabas and Paul as “men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Acts 15:26), and Paul expressed his willingness to die for that name (Acts 21:13).

Servant (v 13a)

When we see this word it often brings up the natural idea of one who is lowly and works in service to others, often times not by choice.

But here it is a different idea it is the word Pais which describes Jesus as Gods personal representative or ambassador.

What Peter is still doing is tying Jesus to the OT prophets the idea of a servant is very clear in Isaiah 52-53 which everyone listening would have known.

What better place than in the temple of God to connect the Old And the New together for a complete picture of Christ.

Jesus (v13b)

Jesus is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Joshua, meaning “the Lord is salvation.”

Matthew 1:21 ESV

21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”

His name is Jesus not because He is our example, guide, leader, or friend, but His name is Jesus because He is our Savior.

Holy and Righteous One (v14)

Hagios (Holy) means to be separated to God.

Jesus is not only Holy in nature but separated to God to do His will.

Peter was showing Jesus was different He was not part of the established system this was something direct from God and it was new and Life changing.

Dikaios carries the idea of being innocent of any crime.

Peter is indicting the people of choosing a man guilty beyond a doubt for someone who is innocent.

Peter wanted them to understand their error and repent.

The Author of Life (vv 15-17)

Jesus was the creator of life.

He is part of the trinity.

He was there at the time of creation Gen 1:26

Genesis 1:26 ESV

26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

What must it of been like for Jesus to see our creation knowing the entire time that one day He would leave heaven to save us.

Knowing the pain He would have to go through but He created us anyway.

Christ (v18)

Peter reassures his hearers that their rejection and execution of the Messiah had not thwarted God’s plan.

The crucifixion, so unthinkable to them as happening to the true Messiah, did not at all alter God’s program, nor did it disqualify Jesus as the Messiah.

God had announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets that His Christ should suffer, and those prophecies had now been fulfilled.