A WALK THROUGH THE BOOK OF ACTS

                                                          PART IV - VIII

"I, Peter, together with John, had been called in by the religious leaders a second time.... This time they knew what to say to us.... They told us that we were never again to mention the name of Jesus.... Their command was not too surprising to us....We knew too that we could not obey their command.... We needed to obey the Lord's command..... And He had made it clear that we should speak about Him....Not just once, but continually.... He had in fact told us that we are to be His witnesses not just in Jerusalem.... We are to be His witnesses in Judea.... In Samaria.... And even to the ends of the earth.... So far we have not gone beyond Jerusalem.... Perhaps one day we will go to Judea... And to Samaria... And to the ends of the earth.".... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn how Peter and John responded to the command of the religious leaders....

                       ATTACHMENT A WALK THROUGH THE BOOK OF ACTS

                                                             PART IV - VIII

The religious leaders had made it very clear to Peter and John that they were no longer to speak or teach about Jesus. But Peter and John did not agree with this statement as you can read in Acts 4:19-20

But Peter and John replied, "Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God's sight to obey you rather than God. For we cannot help speaking about what we have heard and seen."

Peter and John understood that they were to obey God rather than men. And a night in prison had not taught them to be quiet about Jesus but had in fact made them more confident to continue sharing the message of their Lord and Saviour.