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Introduction
Jesus’ purpose in offering himself up as a once for all sacrifice was to ransom for himself people from every tribe, language, people and nation
before the bowl judgments are poured out on the earth in the last days the 4 living creatures sing a song,
God’s plan to make one church out of every tribe, tongue, kindred
when Jesus died on the cross his purpose was to ransom for himself people from every tribe, language, people and nation
when Jesus died on the cross his purpose was to ransom for himself people from every tribe, language, people and nation
knowing that was his purpose listen to his last command to his disciples before he ascended into heaven,
make disciples of all nations
in order for the disciples to fulfill Christ’s command the religious and dietary practices which excluded the gentiles had to be broken down:
Eph
before the bowl judgments are poured out on the earth before the coming of the Lord in the last days the 4 living creatures sing this song,
Jesus’ plan to make one church out of every tribe, tongue, kindred was fulfilled
we know what the church became but it did not start out that way
the church began with the Jews but was confined to Jerusalem
the problem of the hostility of the Jews to non-Jews
they despised the Samaritans and hated the Gentiles
the fierce persecution against Christians after Stephen’s death forced them out of Jerusalem into Judea and Samaria
began with Jesus’ ministry to the woman at the well in
began with the woman at the well in
Philip’s ministry to the Samaritans in
although Philip led the Gentile Ethiopian eunuch to Christ, he went home to his own land
apart from the Ethiopian eunuch the Gentiles remained outside the church
attitude of the disciples about the Gentiles:
how Jewish Christians felt about the Gentiles:
one wonders if any of the disciples really thought about Jesus’ statement in that they would be his witnesses to the uttermost parts of the earth
did they misunderstand?
I believe they were they not able to hear this because of their ingrained thoughts and ideas
we suffer from the same malady but more on that later!
if the Jewish disciples were to bring the gospel to the hated Gentiles God had to change their hearts and minds
God could have simply opened their minds but instead chose to work through the vision he gave to Cornelius, the Roman Centurion and to Peter, the Jewish Preacher and disciple of Jesus
in other words God worked through human instruments
this is God’s normal way of accomplishing his purposes in the world
God in his sovereignty is able to use any person to accomplish whatever he chooses without violating their wills, even those who hate and resist him
example of Pharaoh, Nebuchadnezzar, Judas
God worked through Cornelius and Peter to instruct the church and succeeding generations throughout the earth
each succeeding generation of believers faces the temptation to exclude certain persons
example of the church in India coming to grips with their caste system
Brahmin churches that won’t fellowship with Dalits
there are all kinds of inappropriate lines by which Christians separate from one another
the only acceptable ones are those that have to do with essential doctrines, gross immorality, church discipline
last week we looked at the first stage of God’s work, his preparation of Cornelius
he gave him a vision
he opened his eyes to see an angel from God who informed him that his prayers had been heard and his alms noticed and instructed him to send men to Peter
in those instructions he provided the exact address where Peter could be found and whom he was lodging with
this is God’s omniscience
as soon as the angel departed, Cornelius obeyed by sending a devout soldier along with 2 of his servants
Cornelius had learned quick obedience in his vocation as a soldier and a centurion
he applied this to his quest for spiritual life
are you quick to obey the Lord?
when he convicts you about a TV show you enjoy?
when he directs you to go to a brother or sister who has offended you or whom you have offended?
when he provides an opportunity for you to share your faith?
when he urges you to step outside your comfort zone to serve?
when you are confronted by the HS about something you believe that is contrary to the scriptures?
Cornelius could have objected just like Naaman!
why did he have to go to a Jew whose nation the Romans had conquered and whose king they had crucified?
why a common fisherman to show an important Centurion the way?
I’m sure there were many objections that Cornelius could have raised but didn’t
why was he quick to obey?
because his hunger and thirst for God was greater than his desire for honour and respect
when we love God as we ought, prompt obedience is not an issue
we will discover this same quality in Peter
God’s Preparation Of Peter
as Cornelius’ men were on their way to get Peter, God starting working on him
Acts 10:10
Acts 10:
6th hour = noon, one of 3x/day devout Jews set apart for prayer
God came to Peter while he was praying just as he had Cornelius!
highlights the importance of prayer!
hinderances to answered prayer
James 4:
most likely there is little difference between the two
this is not mentioned as happening to Cornelius
in 11:5 when giving a report to the church in Jerusalem Peter says that in a trance he saw a vision
most likely there is little difference between the two
in his vision Peter saw a great sheet descending from the heavens in which were all kinds of animals, reptiles and birds along with a voice commanding him to kill and eat
contained clean and unclean animals
this would have caused the clean animals to be unclean
Peter was horrified
Acts 10:
his reaction was one of shock and revulsion having never eaten anything common or unclean
his reaction was one of shock and revulsion having never eaten anything unclean
ritually impure: not kosher
unclean: that which God had forbidden (eg.
pork)
he had been very very careful about not defiling himself with food
his strict adherence to the Jewish dietary laws were a testament to his devotion to God
God’s response to Peter, “What God has made clean, do not call unclean.”
although the civil and ceremonial laws had been set aside when Christ died and rose from the dead so that they were no longer binding on believers this is the first time that God verbally declared them null and void
happened 3x
to remove any doubt about what the Lord was communicating
there is no doubt
Peter was still puzzled as to the meaning of the vision
seems obvious to us because we have the advantage of hindsight
for Peter this was ingrained in his psyche and so the thought of it being done away with was unthinkable
meaning of the sheet was two-fold
negatively: the OT dietary laws were abolished
their separating features were no longer necessary because the indwelling HS had come
God was bringing Jew and Gentile together in the church
positively: the Gentiles were included in the church
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