But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.
Peter shows them how God turned their very ignorance and malice to accomplish His purpose: Christ's death, foretold by all the prophets, brings them life. Yes, you destroyed yourselves by sinning; but God's mercy converts that destruction to salvation. Their guilt stands; yet so does His sovereign mercy.
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When Peter saw the crowd moved by the miracle and ready to worship him and John, he cut them off at once and turned all honor to Christ alone. A wise minister uses the broken and prepared ground of the people's wonder to sow the gospel seed.
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Commenting on Acts 3:12-26
The Old Testament prophets, speaking from the beginning of time, foretold every circumstance of Christ's sufferings and death. God fulfilled all this so exactly, so perfectly, that those who enacted it knew nothing of what they did, yet the wise providence of God weighed every action.
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