Note: I am way behind on my blog. On top of finishing my recovery of my ACL repair, I broke a tooth! Yep...really? LOL This is huge, however...three steps to saving the remaining tooth, with the procedure tomorrow being the worst: A Root Canal! Kill me now. So I've had a few sleepless nights and I'm sure will not get much tonight. Aaugh!! Anyway...
As of now, I have come to the realization that my writing on some of these chapters in Acts will be short. The book is so much a history book, that I really don't have much to add...just kind of matter-of-fact with truths about the beginnings of the Christian church.
Peter was a Jew through and through and knew very well the teachings of the Old Testament. To keep the Jews safe during their wanderings and etc., God had given them very specific rules to follow as to what to eat and who they could befriend. But Jesus was the New Covenant that now had come and Peter was learning how to let go of old rules. - How many of us "old dogs" are into learning new tricks? You have to also remember that breaking an old tradition law sometimes resulted in prison or death so to trust Jesus and do something new, I'm sure was very difficult. "What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy." v. 15
Peter says, "I most certainly understand now that God is not one to show partiality, but in every nation the man who fears Him and does what is right is welcome to Him. The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ..." v. 36 "" ...through His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins." v. 43
But for us, here in the west, mostly being Gentiles (not Jews) this following verse is huge: "...the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the gentiles also." v.45 Wow! Yea!!
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