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(Acts 5:21–33; John 6:14–27) What Peter and John said to the authorities before, all the apostles later said to them: “We must obey God rather than men; The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree; God exalted Him with His right hand into the Leader and Savior, in order to give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel; We are His witnesses of this, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him” (Acts 5:29–32). What sincerity, completeness, certainty and clarity of confession! God arranged it so that the Crucified One could be our Savior through the remission of sins in repentance. Witnesses - the apostles were eyewitnesses and the Holy Spirit clearly worked in them and in all believers. The same witnesses remain in force to this day. What St. the apostles say, this is the same as if we ourselves saw and heard it with our own eyes and ears. And the Spirit of grace acts continuously in St. Church, in miracles, in the conversion of sinners and, especially, in the transformation of those who diligently work for the Lord, in their sanctification and fulfillment with obvious gifts of grace. The latter gives greater strength to the former, and both together are strong to form a strong conviction in the truth of Christ in all souls who love the truth. Thanks be to the God of truth, who reveals His truth so clearly to us!.. You might be interested in: