Acts 10:34-43
‘Peter…said:…”We are witnesses of all things which He did…. The Jews slew and hanged Him on a tree. Him God raised up the third day, and showed Him…to us who did eat and drink with Him after He rose from the dead…. He commanded us to preach…and to testify that…He…was ordained by God to be the Judge of the quick and the dead!”‘ Acts 10:34-42.
Calvin comments: “Those whom God has adopted to be His sons, He also regenerates by His Spirit…. Peter shows the purpose for which Christ (the Word) has been revealed to the world, (saying) ‘The Word…you know!’ (Acts 10:37)….
“He recounts a narrative of past events, and then passes on to the effect of the story…. The coming of Christ into the world, His death and resurrection, are the basis of our salvation…. He was finally fastened to the cross, and raised up from the dead by the power of God….
“The resurrection must be taught! For from it, the effect…of all these things is gathered — viz. that Christ was emptied, so that He might restore us who were lost to complete blessedness…. Emerging Victor from death, He secured eternal life for us…. He opened Heaven for us, by His Own entry….
“‘Jesus of Nazareth’…was ‘anointed ‘ with the Spirit…. He was endowed with the power of the Holy Spirit, so that He might do good to the world…. He was consecrated by the Father — King and Priest….
“‘And we are witnesses’…. Particular witnesses were ordained by God…. The Apostles…were, by God — so that by their preaching they might bring men to the faith of Christ…. Peter…touches briefly on His death, because people knew about it everywhere. He dwells longer on the resurrection….
“The certainty of the resurrection was proved enough, by many and firm testimonies…. Unbelievers…were not deserving that Christ should admit them to see the glory of His resurrection…. The Apostles were chosen…, so that by their testimony to the resurrection of Christ the truth might stand…. Let us learn to be content with the witnesses whom He chose by Himself from before the foundation of the world!…
“Christ…lowered Himself for our sake to such an extent that…He ate and drank as a mortal man…. We have no reason to ask whether there is any obscurity or doubt about the resurrection of Christ…. Christ ate…. Since it had been created out of nothing, so it was easily reduced to nothing by the divine power of Christ…. This food was taken by Christ for nourishing our faith…. Christ rose again, so…that He will be ‘the Judge of the living and the dead’….
Christ’s resurrection for believers, was real For He ate and drank and fellowshipped with His disciples, even after His death! Are you a believer?
