even on my male servants and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
God does not profane His Spirit by pouring it on the unbelieving and despisers, the promise is for His servants alone, those whom He has framed by His Spirit to obey Him. What Joel said of the Jews, Peter now extends to all who are received into the covenant, for the wall of separation is broken down; yet remember always: the Spirit is appointed for the Church properly.
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Peter stood up with the eleven to silence the mockers and show he was no drunkard. His sermon alone is recorded, but all the hundred and twenty likely preached too; three thousand were converted that day. Mark this: he who once denied Christ in fear now confesses Him with a courage that proves his full recovery and restoration to God's favor.
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Commenting on Acts 2:14-36
These terms describe not merely civil status but the religious character of those brought by God's grace to obey His will. With Him there is no distinction between bond or free, rich or poor, contrary to the Jewish maxim that the Shekinah dwells only upon the wise, mighty, and rich. The Spirit poured out produces prophecy; that is His end and effect.
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