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Introduction
A street-preacher was preaching on one of London’s sidewalks when a personal servant of the queen, a woman by the name of Lady Anna, passed by in a gorgeous carriage.
She stopped to listen.
The crowd turned its attention to her.
So did the speaker.
In a voice loud enough for all to hear, he exclaimed: “Brethren, may I have your attention a moment.
I am going to have an auction.
I intend to sell that young lady to the highest bidder.
I know of three who want to buy her: the World, the Devil, and Christ.
“World, what will you pay for her? Riches, honor, and pleasure?
Not enough.
She is worth more.
Devil, what will you bid?
All the possessions and riches of this earth?
Not enough!
Riches disappear like the night when the morning sun comes up.
“I hear the voice of the third Buyer, Jesus Christ.
What do you bid, Lord Jesus?” “I give her my grace here and eternal glory hereafter, an imperishable, unstained, unchangeable inheritance!”
“Lord, You may have her,” shouted the speaker, “I leave her to You.
You are the rightful Owner.
May Heaven and earth witness this deal.”
Then, turning to the surprised and embarrassed young lady, the speaker went on: “What do you think of this bargain?
Remember, you are eternally the property of the Lord Jesus.
He died for you.
Can you, will you, dare you, refuse to surrender to Him?”
To her credit, Lady Anna took the words to heart, and lived worthy of her Master.
Before us, we find a similar street preacher named Peter, declaring the Gospel message and the price paid for the salvation of man.
Would they accept the offer?
Would they refused?
They stood at a crisis of decision.
You and I have a choice to make.
Will we accept the price paid, the offer given or will we reject the love of Christ once again.
Background Passage Acts 3:16-26
Focus Passage Acts 3:17-23
Outline
Crucified in Ignorance (vv.17-18)
We pickup in our text where we left, Peter declaring the healing and redemptive power of Jesus Christ.
It was the power of a crucified, resurrected, and coming again Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, that the lame beggar was healed, And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know.
Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all (Acts 3:16 NKJV).
Peter continues to build off this reminder that salvation requires two conditions, neither condition is obtainable by man alone, but only through the grace of God.
One of those conditions is spoken of in (v.16), this is the condition of faith, through faith in His name.
As Peter would later state...
For one to have faith in the name of Jesus, it meant that they placed their trust in person and power of Jesus Christ.
As Peter builds from this text, he acknowledges three truths...
Peter acknowledged that the Jews rejected and crucified Christ in ignorance - ‘I know that you did it in ignorance’
We must understand that Jerusalem Jews, who were held accountable for the crucifixion of Christ, including the gentiles that were there, did not know that Jesus was truly the Christ.
Had they known, they would not have crucified Him.
You say, how do you know this?
Can prove that Biblically?
I’m glad you asked, because yes, I can.
Because of their ignorance, God had already afforded them forgiveness for their actions.
In fact, it was Christ on the cross who prayed and asked the Father to forgive them.
You ask, how could this be?
Because, even within the law, one was afforded forgiveness for sins of ignorance.
They would not be afforded forgiveness for sins of willful intent (Numbers 15:27-32).
Therefore, they were afforded forgiveness for the crucifixion of Christ and now would receive the opportunity accept the Lordship of the one they crucified.
Peter acknowledged that God had already revealed through the prophets that Christ must suffer death on the cross - ‘But those things which God foretold by the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer’
Peter acknowledged that everything happened according to God’s providence - ‘He has thus fulfilled’
Christ’s death on the cross was no shock to God.
It was according to His plan and His purpose.
Truly, before the foundations of the world laid, God had already ordained the vicarious death, burial, and resurrection of Christ.
Ignorance no more (v.19)
One can only claim ignorance when they know no better.
Once they know the truth, they cannot claim ignorance any longer.
They must accept the consequences of their actions.
God no longer looked at the people of Israel as people acting ignorance.
Nor does he look at one of us today, once we’ve heard the Gospel, as people responding in ignorance.
When one hears the Gospel, they are brought to a crisis of decision.
You have one of two options: 1) Respond positively by accepting Christ as Lord and Savior or 2) Respond negatively by rejecting Christ.
There are no other options.
Peter calls his hearers, as I call you today, respond positively.
Peter declares the action of the individual at the heart of the Gospel, repentance - ‘Repent therefore’
He declares the same message that John the Baptist declared, And He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand.
So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him (Mark 3:1-2 NKJV).
This is the same message that Christ preached clear up to His Passion, From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17 NKJV).
We are called to do an about face within our life and choices.
We are called to repent this day, just as they were called then.
feel or express sincere regret or remorse.
God is calling each and everyone us to come to God with a broken and contrite heart over our sin, our rebellion toward the law and will of God, and the ultimate call of repentance of rejection of Christ.
The Jewish hearers of Peter were called to return to the One they crucified and believe in Him for the forgiveness of their sin, and be converted.
What happens when one accepts Christ?
Peter did not want to leave his hearers ignorant of this truth as they were when they crucified Christ.
We must understand the great blessing that comes as a result of our acceptation of Christ as Lord and Savior.
Peter declared that there was forgiveness in Christ alone - ‘that your sins may be blotted out’
There is no other source of forgiveness and being brought into agreement with God.
We cannot do this own our own.
It is only through Christ that our sins are forgiven.
It is only through Christ, that we brought into perfect agreement with God.
We must understand that there is a penalty for our sin.
There is a wage that is earned and that wage is separation from God and death.
Everyone of us are guilty before God and none of us are perfect.
Romans 6:23a (NKJV)
23 For the wages of sin is death...
It is in Christ, that while you and I were enemies with God, that He gave His Son as a payment, a substitutionary sacrifice in our stead.
1 John 2:2 (NKJV)
2 And He Himself is the propitiation for OUR sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.
Peter declared that peace that one finds in Christ today and in time to come - ‘so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord’
For the Jew the only season of refreshing that they would find was when the Messiah came.
They believed this would take place when the nation of Israel would repent as a whole and come under the leadership of the Messiah.
Peter was telling his hearers, Jesus is the promised Messiah.
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