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Redemption
Redeeming what has been made unclean
Who was Cornelius?
What sets him apart from the characters we have seen in Acts so far?
Cornelius was a gentile.
Up until this point the characters we have seen have primarily been either Hebraic Jews or Hellenistic Jews.
This story of Cornelius and his family not only marks a narrative shift in the story of Acts, but a cultural shift within Christianity.
For the believers, the Gospel was reserved for the Jewish people.
This shift highlights a blind spot within Israel’s view of their identity and the world around them.
Israel saw themselves as God’s chosen people, which was true.
They also saw all other nations as enemies, which in a sense was also true.
The nations were enemies to God but not because of bloodline.
It was because of sin.
Sin makes all people enemies to God, even Israel.
Even Israel’s name means “Fighter of God”.
God did not choose Israel because of their genealogy, but rather that they might set an example for all other nations that Yahweh is the one true God.
God’s intentions were never to only save Israel, His plan was to make a way for redemption for all people of all nations.
John 3:16–18 (CSB)
16 For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
18 Anyone who believes in him is not condemned, but anyone who does not believe is already condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.
“For God loved the world”, as Nicodemus heard those words, it would have created within him a great deal of confusion.
How could God love the whole world?
Why would God give His Son for people outside of the House of Israel?
What Nicodemus didn’t understand, what the disciples didn’t understand was that God was sending His Son to redeem that which was lost.
What does the word “Redeem” mean?
Cornelius surrounded himself with other believers
There is something to be said about the company we keep.
Often times it can make the difference between success and failure.
Who do you surround yourself with?
Do the people you spend time with build you up or tear you down?
Do your friendships bring you to Jesus or pull you away?
And so the men that were with Cornelius go to find the Apostle Peter.
Christian Standard Bible (Chapter 10)
9 The next day, as they were traveling and nearing the city, Peter went up to pray on the roof about noon. 10 He became hungry and wanted to eat, but while they were preparing something, he fell into a trance.
11 He saw heaven opened and an object that resembled a large sheet coming down, being lowered by its four corners to the earth.
12 In it were all the four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, and the birds of the sky.
13 A voice said to him, “Get up, Peter; kill and eat.”14 “No, Lord!” Peter said.
“For I have never eaten anything impure and ritually unclean.”15
Again, a second time, the voice said to him, “What God has made clean, do not call impure.”
16 This happened three times, and suddenly the object was taken up into heaven.
“What God has made clean, do not call impure.”
What are some things that God has made to be holy that we have made unclean?
Christ died so that we might not live for ourselves but live for Him.
He has made us righteous by becoming sin on our behalf and taking the penalty we deserved upon Himself.
Because of that grace we should pursue holiness in our lives.
Christ has made us clean.
Our words: When we do not use our words to build up
Anger: It is not a sin to be angry, but when our anger causes us to sin it becomes dangerous.
Even Jesus got angry, but His anger lead to righteousness and was for the sake of others.
It did not lead him to bitterness, unforgiveness, or malice towards others.
Even His anger was expressed in love.
Sex: Gender identity, sexual orientation, pornography, premarital sex, all these things that culture forces on us can be a difficult thing to process.
Our brains are designed by God for intimacy.
Emotional intimacy, spiritual intimacy, physical intimacy and sexual intimacy, all within the correct context.
Emotional, spiritual, and physical intimacy exist in every relationship we have.
They are developed by having authentic conversations with others about our feelings, about the struggles we are having, about the things that are going well, or the things that are going poorly.
These areas of intimacy are strengthened through confession and accountability.
They are found when we hug our friends and give high fives.
They are essential for relationships.
When God created man in the Garden, He revealed to us His intent for us.
God created Adam and Eve.
One male and one female.
If man was designed for polygamy, He would have given Adam multiple wives.
If man was designed to be homosexual, He would have given Adam another man to be with.
If man was designed to objectify others for sexual means or for any reason, He would not have created Adam in His own image.
If man was designed to be alone, God would not have given Adam a community to be a part of.
If man was designed never to work, God would not have given him a job to do in the garden.
If man was designed to serve God as a slave, God would have never given Him the freedom to choose.
All these things show us God’s intended design for our lives.
The perverted/distorted intimacy.
“What God has made clean, do not call impure.”
God has created sex and sexual intimacy as a beautiful gift for a husband and wife to share, for the purpose of procreating and developing those different types of intimacy within a marriage.
When not done in the right context, sexual intimacy becomes sexual immorality.
What do we do with sexual immorality?
Pursue grace through repentance
Pursue sanctification
Grace
Luke 15:11–32 (CSB)
11 He also said, “A man had two sons.
12 The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate I have coming to me.’
So he distributed the assets to them.
13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered together all he had and traveled to a distant country, where he squandered his estate in foolish living.
14 After he had spent everything, a severe famine struck that country, and he had nothing.
15 Then he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
16 He longed to eat his fill from the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one would give him anything.
17 When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have more than enough food, and here I am dying of hunger!
18 I’ll get up, go to my father, and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.
19 I’m no longer worthy to be called your son.
Make me like one of your hired workers.”
’ 20 So he got up and went to his father.
But while the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion.
He ran, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him.
21 The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.
I’m no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 “But the father told his servants, ‘Quick!
Bring out the best robe and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
23 Then bring the fattened calf and slaughter it, and let’s celebrate with a feast, 24 because this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!’
So they began to celebrate.
25 “Now his older son was in the field; as he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.
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