When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brethren, what shall we do?
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this Jesus whom you crucified. And when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and they said to Peter and the other apostles, Brothers, what do we do? Peter says to them, Turn back to God, repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit because the promise is for you and for your children, for everyone who is far off, for all whom the Lord our God calls to himself. And with many other words, he bore witness to them and pleaded with them, saying, Be saved. All of you, be saved from this crooked generation. and those who received his word were baptized. And there were added that day about 3,000 people. Which isn't quite 21,000 like in France this year, but a good start. My friend, Chris, who almost killed a kid at that Christian summer camp, explained how that whole afternoon for him was just miserable. …
… This is the end, kind of the climax of Peter's sermon. He says, therefore, let all Israel be assured of this. God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ. When the people heard this, they were cut to their heart. Look at their reaction. They were cut to the heart, and they said to Peter and the other apostles, brothers, what shall we do? Peter replied, repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, for all whom the Lord our God will call. With many other words, he warned them and he pleaded with them, save yourselves from this corrupt generation. And those who accepted his message were baptized and about 3,000 were added to their number that day. Now let's say verse 42 together. Many of you have it in your hearts. They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. …
… the Bible says when the people heard this they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles brothers what shall we do and you skip down to verse 41 and what is the Bible saying? Those who accepted his message were baptized. And how many people were added to their number that day? Coincidence? on the day when they remember 3,000 people dying under the judgment of God. 3,000 people receive life through the grace of God. The Bible's good, huh? God bringing his presence on his people. God bringing his grace to his people. And the comparison between the law and the Spirit continues throughout the rest of the New Testament. 2 Corinthians 3, verse 7 and 8. We don't have time to turn there today, but it talks about how the Old Testament law was given on these tablets of stone that only brought death because nobody could measure up to that law. We couldn't do it. Jesus came. He measured up to the law. …