Acts 3
1 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon.
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Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate
called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going
into the temple courts.
3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.
4 Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, “Look at us!”
5 So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them.
6 Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.”
7 Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong.
8 He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God.
9 When all the people saw him walking and praising God,
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they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the
temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and
amazement at what had happened to him.
Peter and John were going to the temple when they meet a man who was lame since birth begging in the temple gate called Beautiful. But instead of giving the lame beggar money, Peter gave him a even more precious gift -- the gift to walk. The most important thing I noticed here is that unlike Jesus who just tell a lame person to walk in order to heal him/her, Peter used the name of Jesus to heal the lame person. Therefore, the right way to pray is to pray in the name of Jesus Christ. This explains why we Christians end our prayers by saying, "...in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amen."
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