Acts 4: a tale of two churches?

I know there is more going on in Acts 4  than the following quotation from Lloyd Ogilivie highlights, but it is perceptively insightful nonetheless, and certainly worth thinking about ...
"In Acts 4, Luke gives us a convicting, convincing comparison of two groups of God's people.  Here are two assemblies, the Sanhedrin and the early Church.  Both believed they were being faithful and obedient to the truth, but what a contrast.

• One was protective and defensive; the other was powerful and dynamic.
• One believed it had been appointed to conserve the past, keep the peace, and preserve the status quo; the other believed it had been called to communicate the love of God, to witness to a miraculous intervention of His power, and to live in the resources of His persistent presence.
• One was maintained for preservation of rules and regulations; the other was motivated by an assurance of being right with God.
• One was based on what God had given long before; the other was based upon what God was doing right then.
• One was symbolized by blandness and boredom; the other by boldness.

"These disturbing questions arise: in which assembly would we be more comfortable? If you had to identify your church, would it be more like the Sanhedrin or like the early Church?" 

LLoyd J Ogilvie: 'Acts of the  Holy Spirit: God's Power for Living (Shaw, 1999),  p 54-55.