神已经立祂为主为基督
在三十六节彼得宣告说，“所以，以色列全家当确实的知道，你们钉在十字架上的这位耶稣，神已经立祂为主为基督了。”就着是神而言，主一直是主（路一43，约十一21，约二十28）。但就着是人而言，主是在复活里将人性带进神里面以后，才在升天里被立为主。祂是神所差并所膏的一位，祂生下来就是基督（路二11，太一16，约一41，太十六16）。但连这样的一位，也是在祂的升天里面，才正式被立为神的基督。主被立为主，作万有的主，是要得着万有；祂被立为基督，作神的受膏者（来一9），是要执行神的使命。
耶稣被立为主，是要得着万有；祂被立为基督，是要执行神的使命。就着是神而言，主耶稣已经是主；在祂的神性里，祂不需要被立为主。但就着是人而言，祂是在升天里被神立为万有的主。神立耶稣作万有的主以得着万有，包括我们在内。
主耶稣也是基督，甚至从永远就是了。不仅如此，祂是生为基督（路二11）。然而，祂是在升天里才正式被立为神的基督。这就是说，在祂的升天里，神正式使祂就职而有基督的职分。神已经任命祂，但在祂的升天里，神仍使祂就职而有基督的职分，以执行神的使命。
行传二章十四至四十七节的记载，是信徒讲说基督的头一个事例。在他的讲说里，彼得向我们陈明那人耶稣，为祂作见证。彼得并不强调耶稣是神儿子的事实，反而强调主耶稣是人。他这样强调，是因犹太人将基督当作人钉在十字架上，看祂不过是一个受藐视的人，一个拿撒勒人，一个身分卑微的人。因此，彼得说，犹太人所看作卑微的那一个拿撒勒人，在祂所作的一切事上都蒙神称许。
基督的繁殖与教会生活
我们看见，彼得讲说基督，产生了基督的繁殖。五旬节那天，这繁殖产生了得救的三千人。这样的繁殖是彼得讲说基督的结果。从这里我们看见，讲说基督必定使基督繁殖到相信祂的人里面。不仅如此，这些基督所繁殖的信徒，成了教会。因此，我们在行传二章看见，讲说基督产生了在耶路撒冷的教会，在这一章有基督的繁殖和教会生活。
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Made Him Both Lord and Christ – Act:2:36
In verse 36 Peter declares, “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made Him both Lord and Christ – this Jesus whom you crucified.” As God, the Lord was the Lord all the time (Luke 1:43; John 11:21; 20:28). But as man, he was made the Lord in his ascension after he brought his humanity into God in his resurrection. And as God’s sent and anointed One, he was Christ from the time he was born (Luke 2:11; Matt. 1:16; John 1:41; Matt. 16:16). But as such a One, he was also officially made the very Christ of God in his ascension. The Lord was made Lord, as the Lord of all, to possess all; and he was made Christ, as God’s Anointed (Heb. 1:9), to carry out God’s commission.
Jesus was made the Lord to possess all, and he was made the Christ to carry out God’s commission. As God, the Lord Jesus was already the Lord, and in his divinity there was no need for him to be made Lord. Nevertheless, in his ascension he, as a man, was made the Lord of all by God. God made Jesus the Lord of all to possess all things, including us.
The Lord Jesus was also Christ, even from eternity. Furthermore, he was born as the Christ (Luke 2:11). However, in his ascension he was officially made the Christ of God. This means that in his ascension God inaugurated him officially into the office of the Christ. God had already appointed him, but in his ascension he still inaugurated him into his office as the Christ to carry out God’s commission.
Act 2:14-47 is the first case of the speaking of Christ by the believers. In his speaking, Peter presents to us the Man Jesus and witnesses to us concerning him. Peter’s emphasis here is not on the fact that Jesus is the Son of God. Rather, in these chapters Peter stresses that the Lord Jesus is a man. The reason for this emphasis is that the Jews crucified Christ as a man, regarding him merely as a despised man, a Nazarene, a person of low estate. Therefore, Peter said that the One regarded by the Jews as a lowly Nazarene was approved by God in all that he did.
Christ’s Propagation and Church Life
As we shall see, Peter’s speaking of Christ produced the propagation of Christ. On the day of Pentecost this propagation included the three thousand souls who were saved. Such a propagation was the result, the issue, of Peter’s speaking concerning Christ. From this we see that the speaking of Christ surely leads to the propagation of Christ in those who believe in him. Furthermore, the believers as Christ’s propagation become the church. Therefore, in chapter two we see that the speaking of Christ produced a church in Jerusalem. In this chapter we have both the propagation of Christ and the church life.