"Acts 4:5-12"

In Acts 2, and chapters 3 through 4:4 we read the early church growing through Christ doctrine that is the Great Commission. On the day of Pentecost, in chapter 2, it started with 120 in the church, and by the end of that day they added 3,000. They were adding daily using all 4 elements of the Great Commission that are evangelizing, baptizing, promising of the Holy Spirit, and making disciples. They were all doing that on the same day, and we what effect Christ doctrine had on the first church in Jerusalem that was surrounded by wolves.

In Acts 3 we read of the first apostolic miracle that was healing a lame man at the temple gate by Peter, and John. Their healing of the lame man drew a crowd, and again Peter was led by the Spirit to witness. Peter gave his 2nd sermon, and that led to their first persecution. In Acts 4:1 we read that the priests, captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them to put them into holds until the next day. Through that people believed that Jesus was God's son who died, and was raised from the dead on the third day. From Peter's 2nd sermon the church in Jerusalem saw another 5,000 added to it.

Acts 4:5-12, Peter's address to the Sanhedrin
In Acts 4:5 we read that Peter, and John were released from the hold, and they were brought before the Sandhedrin. Peter gave his third sermon in front of high ranking Jewish officials, and they could not charge them with any crime. Peter pointed that them being led the hold started when he they healed, and lame man. He could not see how John, and him can be charged. Than in verse 10 Peter address Sandhedrin in making the same mistake with Jesus that they accused falsely for Him claiming to be God's Son that He was, and God raising Him from the dead prove that. Peter state it was by Him that they healed the blind man, and verse 11 Peter quoted Psalms 118:22 that David states Christ is the headstone that builders reject. Than in verse 12 Peter tells them that Christ is the only way to receive Salvation.