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In His Name Acts 4:7–18 Excerpt Statements made about God in the OT are now made about Christ in the NT ( cf .  He. 1:7–12 ). The most frequent name for God in the OT , Yahweh ( LXX  Kyrios , “ Lord ” ), now becomes the Church’s favorite name for Christ. The Church’s earliest confession of faith in Christ was in all likelihood “Jesus is Lord” ( cf .  Rom. 10:9 ;  Phil. 2:9–11 ). Hence, all that can be said about the name of Yahweh — that prophets prophesy in that name ( Jer. 20:9 ), the righteous trust in that name ( Isa. 50:10 ), people call upon that name ( Ps. 105:1 ), etc. — can be and is said about the name of Jesus Christ ( Acts 4:17 f;  Jn. 14:1 ;  1 Cor. 1:2 ). Jesus’ disciples prophesied “in his name” ( Mt. 7:22 ), cast out demons “in his name” ( Lk. 10:17 ), performed miracles “in his name” ( Mk. 9:39 ), etc. With the use of this expression it becomes evident that the disciples spoke and acted like Jesus, in His place and with ...

In His Name Acts 4:7–18 Excerpt Statements made about God in the OT are now made about Christ in the NT (cf.  He. 1:7–12 ). The most frequent name for God in the OT, Yahweh ( LXX   Kyrios , “Lord” ), now becomes the Church’s favorite name for Christ. The Church’s earliest confession of faith in Christ was in all likelihood “Jesus is Lord” (cf.  Rom. 10:9 ;  Phil. 2:9–11 ). Hence, all that can be said about the name of Yahweh — that prophets prophesy in that name ( Jer. 20:9 ), the righteous trust in that name ( Isa. 50:10 ), people call upon that name ( Ps. 105:1 ), etc. — can be and is said about the name of Jesus Christ ( Acts 4:17 f;  Jn. 14:1 ;  1 Cor. 1:2 ). Jesus’ disciples prophesied “in his name” ( Mt. 7:22 ), cast out demons “in his name” ( Lk. 10:17 ), performed miracles “in his name” ( Mk. 9:39 ), etc. With the use of this expression, it becomes evident that the disciples spoke and acted like Jesus, in His place, and with His autho...

In His Name Acts 4:7–18 Excerpt Statements made about God in the OT are now made about Christ in the NT (cf.  He. 1:7–12 ). The most frequent name for God in the OT , Yahweh ( LXX   Kyrios , “Lord” ), now becomes the Church’s favorite name for Christ. The Church’s earliest confession of faith in Christ was in all likelihood “Jesus is Lord” (cf.  Rom. 10:9 ;  Phil. 2:9–11 ). Hence, all that can be said about the name of Yahweh — that prophets prophesy in that name ( Jer. 20:9 ), the righteous trust in that name ( Isa. 50:10 ), people call upon that name ( Ps. 105:1 ), etc. — can be and is said about the name of Jesus Christ ( Acts 4:17 f;  Jn. 14:1 ;  1 Cor. 1:2 ). Jesus’ disciples prophesied “in his name” ( Mt. 7:22 ), cast out demons “in his name” ( Lk. 10:17 ), performed miracles “in his name” ( Mk. 9:39 ), etc. With the use of this expression, it becomes evident that the disciples spoke and acted like Jesus, in His place, and with His ...