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Acts 4:19

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Peter and John answered, "Do you think God wants us to obey you or to obey him?

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so he went home with him and ate and drank.

Jeroboam sinned and caused the Israelites to sin. Now the LORD will desert Israel.

After receiving her letters, they did exactly what she had asked.

"I'll say whatever the living LORD tells me to say," Micaiah replied.

He told Uriah the priest: From now on, the morning and evening sacrifices as well as all gifts of grain and wine are to be offered on this altar. The sacrifices for the people and for the king must also be offered here. Sprinkle the blood from all the sacrifices on it, but leave the bronze altar for me to use for prayer and finding out what God wants me to do.

Uriah did everything Ahaz told him.

(A special psalm by David for the music leader. To the tune "Don't Destroy.") Do you mighty people talk only to oppose justice? Don't you ever judge fairly?

But the two women were faithful to God and did not kill the boys, even though the king had told them to.

Then I told the judges and everyone else: The LORD himself sent me to tell you about the terrible things he will do to you, to Jerusalem, and to the temple. But if you change your ways and start obeying the LORD, he will change his mind.

But even if he doesn't, we still won't worship your gods and the gold statue you have set up."

Daniel heard about the law, but when he returned home, he went upstairs and prayed in front of the window that faced Jerusalem. In the same way that he had always done, he knelt down in prayer three times a day, giving thanks to God.

Israel was brutally crushed. They got what they deserved for worshiping useless idols.

And here you are, telling me not to preach!

Jerusalem, this will happen because you followed the sinful example of kings Omri and Ahab. Now I will destroy you and your property. Then the people of every nation will make fun and insult you.

"The Emperor's," they answered. Then Jesus told them, "Give the Emperor what belongs to him and give God what belongs to God."

So Jesus said to Peter and John, "Go and prepare the Passover meal for us to eat."

Don't judge by appearances. Judge by what is right.

The officials were amazed to see how brave Peter and John were, and they knew that these two apostles were only ordinary men and not well educated. The officials were certain that these men had been with Jesus.

"We told you plainly not to teach in the name of Jesus. But look what you have done! You have been teaching all over Jerusalem, and you are trying to blame us for his death."

Peter and the apostles replied: We don't obey people. We obey God.

I am speaking to you as people who have enough sense to know what I am talking about.

We don't do shameful things that must be kept secret. And we don't try to fool anyone or twist God's message around. God is our witness that we speak only the truth, so others will be sure that we can be trusted.

Children, you belong to the Lord, and you do the right thing when you obey your parents. The first commandment with a promise says,

This kind of prayer is good, and it pleases God our Savior.

Because Moses' parents had faith, they kept him hidden until he was three months old. They saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid to disobey the king's orders.

That is the same as saying that some people are better than others, and you would be acting like a crooked judge.




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