Lesson 6: Acts 4, The Word of God and Preaching Christ

The incident begins at , where Peter heals a cripple and gives speech to an amazed crowd. Guards then throw Peter and John in jail

"Filled (πίμπλημι: pimplēmi) with the Holy Spirit" ()

Connects to ;

Common expression in Luke-Acts (, ; , , , )

Also note "fullness" (πλήρης: plērēs) of the Holy Spirit" in ; ; ;

Haenchen, "The gift of the Spirit here is not given with the fact of being a Christian, but is bestowed on special occasions" (Acts, 216)

Acts presents a general filling of the Holy Spirit that all Christians get () and special occasions where one is filled for a particular task (; ; )

"Whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead" ()

Note the humiliation / exaltation scheme here and in (cf. ). See also ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;

The Apostles' Creed and Reformed theology follow this pattern (e.g., the "states" of Christ in WSC 27-28)