Is That Love? Acts 3:13-20

I wonder if we will ever truly be able to understand the magnificent love Jesus has for us. Here's Peter, explaining to the Jews standing around that the reason the beggar was healed was because of Jesus. Jesus who happens to be the Christ, the son of God. This is the Jesus they killed, nailing him to the cross. Here's the kicker, you thought you were taking Jesus' life when all along he was laying it down for you, his murderers! He was dying for you! Now, not only can this egregious sin be wiped out, but all of your sins can be wiped out if you put your faith in him.

Forget about heart balloons and teddy bears holding chocolates...that is true love. The God-man, Jesus, who I nailed to the cross rose again and instead of bringing judgment offers life to all who will believe in him.

Acts 3:13-20
13The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go. 14You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. 15You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this. 16By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus' name and the faith that comes through him that has given this complete healing to him, as you can all see.

17"Now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders. 18But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Christ[a] would suffer. 19Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, 20and that he may send the Christ, who has been appointed for you—even Jesus.

NEW Questions
1. Is it difficult to imagine being responsible for Jesus' death?
2. How does this love compare to our culture's definition of love?
3. What did you learn about Jesus through this passage?
4. What does it make you feel like doing?
5. What part will you take with you and think about today?

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