A Faith That Heals (3 of 10)
Tim Melton
Series: Acts
Acts 3:1-20
One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer-at three in the afternoon. 2 Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts.
The Jewish day began at 6:00 am and ended at 6:00 pm. Even though a Jew could pray at any time, the devout Jews would pray in the temple at the special times of either 9:00 am, 12:00 noon or 3:00 pm when possible. That is what Peter and John were doing in this story. They were going to the temple to pray. They were still following Jewish customs even though they were now more known as followers of Christ. While the world often views Jews and Christians as two different religions the scriptures explain a more connected story.
Sense the early times in the Old Testament there had been prophecies that promised that a Deliverer would come. He would be the Christ, the Messiah and sit on the throne of King David forever. This was both the Jewish belief and the Christian belief. The main difference was that the followers of Christ knew that Jesus of Nazareth was that promised Messiah and many of the Jews did not believe. For them they were still waiting for their Deliverer to come.
Peter and John continued to walk in the ways of Jewish tradition as a testimony to the fact that jesus did not come to do away with the law, but to fulfill it. While Jesus had now come as a fulfillment of Jewish prophecy, the invitation to be adopted into the family of God would now include not just the Jews but the Gentiles as well.
In their day it was custom for the disabled to be brought to sit near the entrance of the temple. This was considered a likely place to receive generosity from others since those who were entering were preparing to worship. It was the belief that those who love God, would love others. It is a biblical idea, even thoug ...
Tim Melton
Series: Acts
Acts 3:1-20
One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer-at three in the afternoon. 2 Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts.
The Jewish day began at 6:00 am and ended at 6:00 pm. Even though a Jew could pray at any time, the devout Jews would pray in the temple at the special times of either 9:00 am, 12:00 noon or 3:00 pm when possible. That is what Peter and John were doing in this story. They were going to the temple to pray. They were still following Jewish customs even though they were now more known as followers of Christ. While the world often views Jews and Christians as two different religions the scriptures explain a more connected story.
Sense the early times in the Old Testament there had been prophecies that promised that a Deliverer would come. He would be the Christ, the Messiah and sit on the throne of King David forever. This was both the Jewish belief and the Christian belief. The main difference was that the followers of Christ knew that Jesus of Nazareth was that promised Messiah and many of the Jews did not believe. For them they were still waiting for their Deliverer to come.
Peter and John continued to walk in the ways of Jewish tradition as a testimony to the fact that jesus did not come to do away with the law, but to fulfill it. While Jesus had now come as a fulfillment of Jewish prophecy, the invitation to be adopted into the family of God would now include not just the Jews but the Gentiles as well.
In their day it was custom for the disabled to be brought to sit near the entrance of the temple. This was considered a likely place to receive generosity from others since those who were entering were preparing to worship. It was the belief that those who love God, would love others. It is a biblical idea, even thoug ...
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