Boldness in the Spirit
In response to threats from the high priests, the young church was filled with great boldness of speech by the Spirit – Acts 4:5-31. After healing a lame man, Peter and Joh n were confronted by the priestly authorities. They were disturbed because the apostles were “ proclaiming the resurrection ,” and the Sadducees rejected belief in the resurrection of the dead. But the church claimed that the resurrection takes place “ in Jesus ,” and that made its resurrection doctrine especially distinct.