The Nothings of Silence (Part Two) by Dr. Rod Mattoon

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* Acts 4:14—And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say NOTHING against it. The healing and the changed life of the lame man was irrefutable. The arguments of skeptics were mute with what was obvious before their faces. They could say nothing against it. It aggravated and upset them, but their mouths were shut. The taunts, teasing, trashing, tormenting, and threats were brought to NOTHING. They looked like clowns with egg on their faces. The healed man was an object lesson of the Almighty’s power. God healed his legs and he used them to stand in the right place. The Sanhedrin did not seek the truth, but chose a way to avoid it. The same response continues today. People choose to believe the Lord or avoid the truth. The saving grace of Jesus Christ is mocked by an unbelieving world. Yet, the same skeptics cannot refute the power of lives that have been saved and transformed by the Holy Spirit of God. Thieves, addicts, harlots, murderers, bullies, or those who are suicidal have been gloriously transformed, changed, healed, cleansed and forgiven of their sins by the saving grace of Jesus Christ. Such transformation may be sought, but it cannot be bought, caught, or wrought by one’s own efforts. Victory over the shackles of sin is brought about by the saving power of God that can silence the scoffing of men by the transformed life of a repentance sinner who has been made a new creature in Jesus Christ. In this message we examine four more causes of silence and how these things affect our Christian lives. This was message was preached on Sunday night, February 27, 2022 at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.