Daily Devotional--9/13/2010

Acts 2:22-24

²²"Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know. ²³This man was handed over to you by God's set purpose and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross. ²⁴But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.

In this excerpt from Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost, Peter addresses a predominately Jewish crowd regarding their role in the crucifixion of Jesus. In this text we find one of the age-old tensions of the Christian faith: God’s Sovereignty & Man’s Responsibility.

• Who does Peter say planned Jesus’ crucifixion and delivered Him up to be crucified?
• Who does Peter say carried out the crucifixion thereby killing Jesus?
• How does Peter say God has attested the validity of Jesus identity before the Jewish people?