"10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of JESUS CHRIST of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is NONE OTHER NAME under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, THAT THEY HAD BEEN WITH JESUS."
Recently I had the privilege of entertaining a group of believers from another city who were passing through the town where I live. A mutual friend is Bishop at their fellowship. The conversation leaned toward how Bishop and I met. I explained that another mutual friend had told me that I had to meet "Bishop", that he was different! I explained that the first time I encountered Bishop, I called my wife and told her there was something special about Bishop, and she had to meet him!
Peter and John exuded the likeness of JESUS CHRIST because of how their lives had been changed by HIM. In Acts 4:20 it is recorded "For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard." They were not great orators or illusionist. The Holy Spirit so empowered their lives that they couldn't help but speak of The ONE who changed their very existence.
There are many counterfeits and wannabes. Buddha, Confucius, Muhammad.........., they all have one thing in common. They are all dead and buried! There is NONE OTHER NAME (JESUS) by which we must be saved!
My prayer is that when people meet me, they call someone and say "You have got to meet this man"! My actions and speech should so emulate the life of CHRIST that others will desire to spend time with me. Not because of who I am, but I want people to see that "I HAVE BEEN WITH JESUS"!
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