Based on Acts 4:1-20 (New King James Version)
“Now as they spoke to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them, being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. And they laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening. However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand. And it came to pass, on the next day, that their rulers, elders, and scribes, as well as Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the family of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, ‘By what power or by what name have you done this?’ Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders of Israel: If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well, let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.’ Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it. But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, saying, ‘What shall we do to these men? For, indeed, that a notable miracle has been done through them is evident to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. But so that it spreads no further among the people, let us severely threaten them, that from now on they speak to no man in this name.’ So they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said to them, ‘Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.’”
Why was Christ preached so much? Because there has never been another being like Him in all the earth, not from creation until now. No one has done what He did, neither another so-called god, nor any prophet, there has been absolutely no one who is equal to Him. This is what He replied back to John the Baptist when John sent to ask about Him: “Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: The blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up and the poor have the gospel preached to them.’” Matthew 11:4-5. And the Apostle John declared that only enough was written for there to be strong evidence that Jesus was (and is) God, the Messiah, as it was left written: “This is the disciple [John] who testifies of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true. And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.” John 21:24-25. So, simply His works are unique, and of such power that He defeated demons, and He resurrected many dead apart from Lazarus, whom He resurrected after four days of having died, when it was already thought that his body was decomposing. His works are miraculous and many.
The other thing that makes Him so different and unique is that He defeated death. Although He was crucified and died in the cruelest way that a being can die, without any doubt remaining about His death, on the third day, the Father raised Him from the dead. All the other world leaders, or emperors, or kings, or religious leaders, like Buddha or Muhammad, are all in their respective tombs. But the Lord Jesus Christ was resurrected on the third day from the dead and ascended into heaven to be at the right hand of the Father. This is what the Biblical account says: “Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, ‘Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.’” Acts 1:9-11. And Stephen declared this moments before dying: “But he [Stephen], being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, and said, ‘Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!’” Acts 7:55-56.
And, what else has made us preach so much about this Jesus Christ, whom practically the entire world knows thanks to that preaching? The way our hearts have been touched, and we have been transformed by the power of God through the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. We see, for example, the different stories of all those who preceded us who not only lived for Him, but who counted it as a privilege to have even suffered for Him, and went so far as to give their lives for their faith in Him. We know about these same people like Peter and John who lived for the Lord, and despite prisons and persecutions, could never stop talking about the Lord, for that same Lord who transformed their lives forever. They saw and experienced the glory of the Only Begotten Son of God, of the Messiah. We also see Paul's story of being a persecutor of the Church and coming to have an encounter with Christ on the road to Damascus, where his entire life changed. The Lord transformed him forever, from persecuting the Church of Christ, to dying for that same Christ who captivated him with His love. He himself preached this: “For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.” Romans 14:8.
And finally, what can I say? Blessed be the Lord forever who had mercy on me, and saved me from my sins, and has made me a new creature in Him, giving me the hope of eternal salvation by His grace when I deserved to die for my sins. And not only did He give me eternal life, but also like this man who was healed, He miraculously healed me also, when science had reached its limits. And I have lived all these years by the power of His Holy Spirit. Like those before me, I owe everything to Him and He has changed my life forever. And my hope is to be faithful to Him until I die or until He comes for those of us that truly love Him (because His coming is near).
Now, can God also touch your heart and change your life forever as it has happened to so many of us? Of course! You just have to repent and convert from all your sins and accept by faith the Lord Jesus as the Lord and God of your life, and follow Him faithfully, doing the will of the Father from now on. This is the Gospel that we strive to preach throughout the world, because He is our only hope. So, have you had a real encounter with God through the Lord Jesus Christ who can transform your entire life forever? Lord bless! John. God bless Israel!