When they were released, they went to their friends.  Acts 4:23

There are people in our world today who believe they can be who God has called them to be apart from His people.  Not John and Peter.  Because they were being faithful witnesses for Christ, they were colliding with the world.  And because they were colliding with the world, they rightly understood that they needed the church for strength.  So when they were released, they went back to their own—They banded together with their brothers and sisters in Christ and prayed for more boldness.

When you stand strong for Christ, you are going to collide with the world.  And when you collide with the world, you are going to need the support of your brothers and sisters in Christ—you are going to need the church.  

Is this your perspective?  Do you see your need for God’s people?  If not, chances are good you are not faithfully doing what God has called you to do, because if you were you would be getting push back from the world and would be looking to God’s people for strength.  Persecution drives believers together.  In his commentary on Acts, John MacArthur said, "If we confronted the world system more aggressively, the resulting opposition would drive us closer together and enrich our mutual dependence." 

For more on being bold for Christ and how to respond for Him when the world pushes back, click HERE and listen to "HOW TO RESPOND TO PERSECUTION pt. 1 & 2."

MacArthur, John F., Jr. Acts. MacArthur New Testament Commentary. Chicago: Moody Press, 1994.