When I read this, for some reason I heard my younger sister saying, "Your not the boss of me!" When we were younger I had to babysit, and of course I would tell her to do things (right or wrong) and she did not always agree with me. She recognized that there was a higher power [mom & dad] that even I had to answer to, so I couldn't just have her do whatever I wanted.
I'm amazed at the boldness that Peter and John had. It's no surprise the next thing they did was go back and pray specifically for boldness! They were probably like, "Guys! You'll never believe what just happened!"
I don't know that I have the you-know-what's to stand up to that level of authority in public. But I think there are times/circumstances in my life that I can be a bit more bold. Stand for what I believe and not let someone or some situation dictate my response/actions. I'm starting to think there is a direct correlation to faith here...
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