The Ground is Level at the Foot of The Cross
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· 93 viewsWe all rememeber Peter as one of Christ's disciples, but there was some things that Peter struggled with in moving from the old ways to the New Testament covenant under the blood of Christ
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Peter’s Relapse [How we view people]
Peter’s Relapse [How we view people]
Peter had problems accepting the new way and moving forward in the New Covenant
He had issues with doing away with Old Testament customs
More specifically accepting Gentiles as equals
in doing so he displayed a deep prejudiced towards certain men
Peter withdrew and “held himself aloof” For prior to the coming of certain men from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he began to withdraw and hold himself aloof, fearing the party of the circumcision.
Aloof meaning not friendly or forthcoming
He previously had enjoyed fellowship as seen in the first part of v.12
“He feared the party of the circumcision” v.12:b
this ultimately meant he was trying to avoid persecution associated with fellow-shipping with the Gentiles
this was the same reason that he denied Christ
The bigger problem was that Peter while alone in his thoughts began to influence others with his false ways of thinking , of how he viewed people The rest of the Jews joined him in hypocrisy, with the result that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy.
This sparked open rebuke from Paul towards Peter
In looking back at Peter’s vision on the roof , he actually wanted to debate God on what was right and wrong when he said in A voice came to him, “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!” But Peter said, “By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything unholy and unclean.” Again a voice came to him a second time, “What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.”
Peter understands the truth And he said to them, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; and yet God has shown me that I should not call any man unholy or unclean.
Peter said this to Cornelius after his vision and he was summoned by Cornelius. God dealt with Peter in his vision that all men were equal when it come to salvation and evangelizing the lost
Before God could save the Gentiles, He had to prepare Peter to bring that message to the Gentiles
While Christ set the standard and the requirements for salvation, He ascended into heaven where he continues to perfect His church by using men here on earth.
So here are some questions that deserve answers
Is the God we serve worth total devotion
Do we view all men as equal, disregarding prejudice caused by
race
nationality
conflict
past or present
leads to forgiveness
If the answer to these being yes, what is holding us back
a conscious decision
Close with Van Gogh of no light coming from the church and no doors