![]() ![]() Acts 5:40, “And they took his advice and after calling the apostles in, they flogged them and ordered them to speak no more in the name of Jesus, and then released them.”.Acts 4:18, “And when they had summoned them, they commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.”.Acts 3:6, “But Peter said, “I do not possess silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you: in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene-walk!”.Acts 2:38, “And Peter said to them, “Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”.Please take a look through them and you will see that many different miraculous occurrences are associated with someone who does something “in the name of Jesus.” In Jesus’ Name The following are categorizations of the phrases dealing with the phrase “in the name of Jesus” and some variations of it. Acts 19:13, “But also some of the Jewish exorcists, who went from place to place, attempted to name over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”.Acts 4:30, “while you extend your hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”.Acts 3:16, “And on the basis of faith in His name, it is the name of Jesus which has strengthened this man whom you see and know and the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all.”. ![]() Therefore, we can clearly see that when someone speaks “in Jesus’ name” he is speaking about authority. Peter said it was in the name of Jesus that the miracle had occurred. Notice that the Jews wanted to know what power, or in what name, certain things were done. In Acts 4:7, 10 we see that the elders, the scribes, and Annas the high priest were asking Peter by what authority he healed a sick man.Īcts 4:7, 10, “And when they had placed them in the center, they began to inquire, “By what power, or in what name, have you done this?…10 let it be known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead-by this name this man stands here before you in good health.” Instead, it is that which belongs to Christ and is associated with the individual who performs the action. The action is accomplished by someone, but the power and the right to accomplish it is not one’s own. ![]() For example, a person might heal someone “in Jesus’ name,” or cast out a demon “in Jesus’ name,” or pronounce forgiveness of sins “in Jesus’ name,” etc. The phrase “in Jesus’ name” is associated with the authority of Jesus imparted to a person where that person performs an action as if it were Jesus actually doing it. ![]()
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