It begins when Peter and John are going to the temple, and see a beggar. The demand his attention and then peter says, Silver and gold i do not have, but what i have i give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” Then, the man proceeds to walk. People come in awe, seeing the once lame beggar walking. In awe, they turn to Peter and John, acting as if they are Gods. Peter quickly rebukes them, and tells them that they shouldnt be surprised because it is through Jesus that they are able to do it. Then, Peter continues to tell the Jews that they messed up in their decision to kill Jesus. However, Peter provides a way out, repentance.
This is the same message that Jesus taught, yet the people receive it so much more open-heartedly because they are not proclaiming to be the Son of God. This could be attributed to the fact that the Jews had experienced several people claiming to be the Messiah and doubted Jesus out of habit. Overall, i thought that this chapter was about the beauty of coming to the cross and accepting repentance and becoming somebody better. From being a sinner to a saint via repentance.
