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Acts 4:14-21
What a vivid example of the perversity of human nature! Instead of glorifying God as virtually everybody else in the crowd was doing, the Jewish leadership severely threatened the perpetrators of this wonderful and merciful act, giving no praise to God for His merciful part in it! Instead, they attempted to deny all the others in the crowd access to additional mercy God may have been willing to shower on them!
Human nature never changes, so we must be careful. Though subdued, it remains part of our makeup and must be held in check and overcome. These Jews, motivated by the same enmity we all have against God and His laws (Romans 8:7), were following the pattern set by their ancestors when they killed the prophets God in His mercy had sent to them.
John W. Ritenbaugh
Why Hebrews Was Written (Part Four)Related Topics: Carnal Human Nature | Human Nature, Perversity of | Overcoming Human Nature | Perversity | Perversity of Human Nature | Why Hebrews Was Written
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