@NealNealNeal,
Quote:Jesus resurrected Lazarus.
Elijah resurrected a young boy also, but like Lazarus, he too has long since died and their bodies have returned to the elements from which they were created. Not that Elijah or Jesus brought anyone back to life, it was the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, whose name is
“I AM” who worked his miracles through his earthly prophets.
Quote:Jesus forgave sins.
Matthew 9: 5; Jesus said; “Is it easier to say ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say; ‘Get up and walk’?
Matthew 9:6-7; So, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, pick up your bed and go home!”
The man Got up and went home.
Matthew 9:8; New International Version
When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to ‘
MAN’.
Matthew 9:8; New Living Translation
Fear swept through the crowd as they saw this happen. And they praised God for giving ‘
HUMANS’ such authority.
Matthew 9:8; English Standard Version
When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to ‘
MEN”.
It was 'I AM' the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who said to Moses in Deuteronomy 18: 18-19; "I will send them a prophet like you from among their own people; I will put
MY WORDS in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command, and whosoever will not heed
MY WORDS, which he shall speak in
MY NAME, I will punish, etc.”
Do you know who that prophet was Neil? Apparently not.
So then, let the Holy Scriptures inform you as to the truth.
Acts 3: 13-23; The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has given divine glory to his Servant Jesus. But you handed him over to the authorities, and you rejected him in Pilate's presence, even after Pilate had decided to set him free. He was holy and good, but you rejected him, and instead you asked Pilate to do you the favour of turning loose a murderer.
You killed the one who leads to life, but God raised him from death
(Which God do you think Peter is referring to here Neil, if not the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to who Jesus was a faithful servant?) and we are witnesses to this. It was the power of his name that gave strength to this lame man.
What you see and know was done by faith in his name; it was faith in Jesus that has made him well, as you can all see.
“And now, my fellow-Israelites, I know that what you and your leaders did to Jesus was due to your ignorance. God announced long ago through all the prophets that his Messiah had to suffer; and he made it come true in this way. Repent, then, and turn to God, so that he will forgive your sins. If you do, times of spiritual strength will come from the Lord, and he will send Jesus, who is the Messiah he has already chosen for you. He must remain in heaven until the time comes for all things to be made new, as God announced through his holy prophets who lived long ago.
For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will send you a prophet, just as he sent me,
and he will be one of your own people. You are to obey everything that he tells you to do. Anyone who does not obey that prophet shall be separated from God's people and destroyed.’