Acts 5:27-33 / John 3:31-36
In life, we use a lot of everyday things, from computers to cars.
We make use of these things although we are not too sure how it works. We only see the results and the effects.
Similarly in the Christian life, we are not too sure how faith in God works.
But people of faith show it in their transformed lives.
They transform especially in the secular notion of obedience.
For people of faith, obedience to God is not seen as a curtailing of their freedom.
Obedience is understood in the biblical sense as in listening to the Word of God and then making the choice to act in accordance to God's will.
That was what Peter meant in the 1st reading by being obedient to God.
It is an obedience that comes from listening to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, believing in it although there are risks and difficulties, and finally acting on it with love.
The person of faith will continue to testify so that the earthly ones may be reminded of the things that are from above.
People may not want to know what our faith is all about. But they would certainly want to see how our faith works in us.