“But a voice from answered a second time, ‘What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy.’ This happened three times, and everything was drawn back up into the sky.
“And behold, at that moment three men appeared at the house in which we were staying h, having been sent to me from Caesarea. The Spirit told me to go with them without misgivings. These six brethren also went with me and we entered the man’s house.
“And he reported to us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying, ‘Sent to Joppa and have Simon, who is also called Peter, brought here; and he will speak words to you by which you will be saved, you and all your household.’
“And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He did upon us at the beginning. And I remembered the word of the Lord, how, He used to say, ‘John baptised with water, but you will be baptised with the Holy Spirit.’
“Therefore, if God gave to them the same gift as He gave to us also after Believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God’s way?’ When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified God, saying, ‘Well then, God has granted to the Gentiles also the repentance that leads to life.’” Acts 11:9-18
Some bristle at the term ‘Chosen’ because they believe it means God’s Chosen people are only the Jewish people. But, think about how in the Gospels, it was the Jews who hardened their hearts and rejected Jesus and, instead, the Gospels show Jesus primarily interacting with Gentiles.
God’s plan always included the Gentiles. He died for anyone who would believe. Few who are longing for the ‘End Times’, realise that there is a mysterious ‘sign’ in Romans 11:25-36 that addresses this very question.
With that in mind we can explore it further in the WeakEnd Assignment tomorrow.
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Take care with love, especially His, from Darlene, who still prays for you each day.
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NOTES: I choose to believe the Bible because it's a reliable collection of historical documents written down by eyewitnesses during the lifetime of other eyewitnesses. They reported supernatural events that took place before, of specific prophecies; and claim that their writings are divine rather than human in origin.
The Five Solas: Individuals are saved by grace alone, through faith alone in Christ alone, as revealed by Scripture alone to the glory of God alone!
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