Acts 10

September 30, 2022

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Reading along with us in Acts? Here’s today’s reading:

Acts 10 (NIV)

Cornelius Calls for Peter
1 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment. 2 He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly. 3 One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”..............Continue Reading

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  1. What a beautiful picture of the unity we find in Christ despite our differences. In God’s eyes there is no Jew or Gentile just His children and He loves ALL of His people. We fight over so many things convinced that our way is the only way but the reality is God’s way is the only way and when we live according to His word there can be only unity.

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  3. What a great chapter this is. God orchestrates a plan to get Peter and Cornelius together and sends angels and visions to make sure it happens. And He does this all to show that Gentiles can be saved as well. The gospel always breaks down barriers that man puts up and shows that everyone who comes to Jesus in faith will be saved. What a faithful man Cornelius is: God fearing and doing what he can to do what God wants, but he needs Jesus. And look how far Peter has come. He is led by God to share the gospel with this gentile and God uses a vision about food to change his mind. And then to cap it all off, God sends the Spirt in response to these gentile’s faith and allows them to speak in tongues to show that this has His stamp of approval. God knew the distrust and distance that existed between the Jews and gentiles. So He does a lot here to show that they too are accepted and can be saved through the power and cleansing of Jesus and His cross!!!

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  4. Cornelius is faithful in seeking after the Lord and his prayers have reached the Lord. In answer, God brings him Peter to share the gospel. This is a wonderful picture of God’s sovereign intervention and man’s free will interlocking. God has a sovereign plan for the Gentiles to know Him and for using Cornelius and Peter to enact this plan. He uses men that are truly seeking Him.

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  5. Thoughts that struck me while reading this chapter are:
    Praying and giving gifts to the poor are very important to God.
    God does not show favoritism but accepts all people who fear him and do what is right.
    Jesus commanded us to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead. Everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.
    While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Gentiles that were in the house. At that moment, they believed Jesus in their hearts so no one (Jews) could stand in the way of them being baptized.

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