I truly understand that God shows no partiality
Mission Devotional Day 23
READ: Acts 10
In this long story about Peter and the centurion named Cornelius, Luke describes the early church’s struggle to understand whether or not one first had to become a follower of Moses in order to follow Jesus. In other words, “Could a non-Jew become a Christian?” We know from Acts 9 that God is doing something new in his mission because Paul has been appointed an apostle to the gentiles. Still, this was something that the church struggled with. After Cornelius’ encounter at Caesarea shakes him to the core of all that he held dear, Peter concludes, “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation, anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.” When the Holy Spirit is poured out upon Cornelius and the others, Peter understands that there is nothing to prevent them from being baptized. Peter certainly is not going to stand in the way!
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