Scripture Post #957: *WHY MARVEL?*

Acts 3:12: 

"And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?"

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Peter and John healed a lame man, empowering him to walk in the name and by the power of JESUS CHRIST. The people who witnessed this miracle marveled, gazing at Peter and John with awe and wonder in their eyes. Then Peter informed the crowd that it wasn't by any power or holiness Peter and John had that healed the lame man. It was by the power and holiness of CHRIST. We are holy, only to be likened to GOD WHO is holy. We are powerful to perform miracles of healing, only because CHRIST is powerful to perform miracles. GOD gets the credit. When the world looks at us (Christians) in awe and wonder because of some great thing we've done—they're really looking at JESUS and HIS greatness and power!

Context:

Acts 3:1: "Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour."

V. 2: "And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;"

V. 3: "Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms."

V. 4: "And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us."

V. 5: "And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them."

V. 6: "Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk."

V. 7: "And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength."

V. 8: "And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God."

V. 9: "And all the people saw him walking and praising God:"

V. 10: "And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him."

V. 11: "And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering."

V. 12: "And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?"

Originally Published: Mon. 4/27/15