Bible Dictionary: Courage: The Courage of Conviction: Peter and John, in Refusing to Obey Men, Rather than God

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Acts 4:19
But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, judge you.
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Acts 5:29
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
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At the Temple Gate
... of God, yet they had stifled conviction, and crucified ... While Peter and John were
prisoners, the other ... Their hearts filled with courage, they again went forth ...
/.../white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 6 at the temple.htm

Instructions to Converts.
... they are taught to wait under conviction, before they ... should indulge in their bravadoes,
like Peter, telling what ... But I mean moral courage, a humble and fixed ...
/.../lectures on revivals of religion/lecture xix instructions to converts.htm

To the Saddest of the Sad
... Be of good courage. ... so intolerable, and the wretchedness which follows upon conviction
has become so ... I will try again, like Peter, who, after toiling all night ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 34 1888/to the saddest of the.htm

The First Epistle of St. Peter
... an allusion to Acts 2:1 f., 32-33) to inspire conviction. ... sense here is the same
as in John 20:5 ... Peter thus closes the paragraph with a rapid, picturesque touch ...
/.../moffat/the general epistles james peter and judas/the first epistle of st.htm

Caesar Fell Down.
... How distinctly, and with what unfaltering conviction, the Pope ... of the same most blessed
Apostle Peter held in ... Under such pressure neither courage fails nor zeal ...
/.../allies/the formation of christendom volume vi/chapter ii caesar fell down.htm

The Temptation in the Wilderness.
... would stand in the way of a better conviction in his ... It would take courage and strength
and self-denial and ... It was when Peter would have withstood him as he ...
/.../macdonald/unspoken sermons/the temptation in the wilderness.htm

Memoir of John Bunyan
... exposure in all weathers"his daring courage, as displayed ... was to be left to individual
conviction; they were ... the words of our Lord to Peter came powerfully ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/memoir of john bunyan.htm

The Christian's Peace and the Christian's Consistency
... this, this+ condition of conflict and courage, +is from ... tranquillity; for where the
energies of conviction are absent ... than Clement, refers to Paul (2 Peter 3:16 ...
/.../moule/philippian studies/chapter iv the christians peace.htm

ii.
... Peter. ... Princes and Imperial towns gave proof of a most praiseworthy moral courage. ...
and of that irresistible eloquence which is the result of inner conviction. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/luther/first principles of the reformation/ii.htm

The Age of Absolutism and Unbelief
... submission was made freely and from conviction, but some ... important interests at stake
and the courage displayed by ... be accorded to the successor of Saint Peter. ...
/.../chapter vii the age of.htm

Subtopics

Courage

Courage: Asa

Courage: Enjoined by Jehoshaphat Upon the Judicial and Executive officers be Appointed

Courage: Enjoined Upon Joshua

Courage: Ezra, in Undertaking the Perilous Journey from Babylon to Palestine Without a Guard

Courage: Gideon, in Attacking the Confederate Armies of the Midianites and Amalekites With Three Hundred Men

Courage: Paul, in Going to Jerusalem, Despite his Impressions That Bonds and Imprisonments Awaited Him

Courage: Personal Bravery in Entering Into the Tent of Saul, and Carrying Away Saul's Spear

Courage: Personal Bravery: Agag, in the Indifference With Which he Faced Death

Courage: Personal Bravery: David, in Killing Goliath

Courage: Personal Bravery: David's Captains