Dr. John Tweedie - The Gospel Is For Everyone

March 28, 2025 | 27:29

A devout Roman centurion named Cornelius receives a divine vision instructing him to send for a man named Peter in the nearby city. At the same time, Peter has a vision that challenges his religious beliefs and prejudices. Against cultural norms, Peter agrees to go to Caesarea and meets Cornelius and his household. As Peter preaches the gospel of Jesus, the Holy Spirit falls upon the Gentiles present, confirming their inclusion in God's salvation. This encounter sparks a transformation in Peter's understanding and acceptance of Gentiles.

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Israel: The Prophetic Connection | Dr. John Tweedie - The Gospel Is For Everyone | March 28, 2025

- what would you do and how would you feel
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If an angel sent from god appeared to you in a vision?
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That's exactly what happened to a roman centurion
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Here at the roman port city of caesarea
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On the coast of ancient israel.
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(uplifting music)
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Acts 10 illustrates how far god is willing to go
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For his will to be accomplished on earth.
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Acts 10 tells the story of two very different men.
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One was a roman centurion, the other, an orthodox jew.
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In the natural realm, they would never have met
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Or come together.
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They would've had nothing to do one with the other,
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But god was in their story.
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And cornelius had a vision where an angel appeared to him
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And told him to send men down the coast,
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To the city of jaffa,
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And to find one called simon, called peter.
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Peter was the other man, an orthodox jew,
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Who would've had nothing to do with gentiles,
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Like cornelius.
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But he also had a vision.
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And god used these two visions
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To bring these two men together,
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And their lives were forever changed here at caesarea.
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(gentle music)
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- [narrator] who was cornelius
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And why did an angel of god appear to him
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When there were hundreds, if not thousands of centurions
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Serving in rome's occupying force in israel?
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- cornelius was a roman centurion.
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The roman centurions were not popular
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Among the jewish population.
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They were a threat to them.
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And they represented, of course, rome and the emperor,
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And everything that would keep them
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From having total religious freedom.
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And yet what we're told in the text
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Is that he was a devout man.
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He feared god.
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He gave alms to the poor.
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He was a devout man.
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And a lot of scholars say that he was probably a god-fearer.
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There were gentiles in those days that really identified
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With the jewish people and loved the jewish god
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And went to the synagogues.
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They may not have converted in any official way,
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Circumcised, et cetera,
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But they loved to be in the presence of god
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With jewish people.
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- [narrator] why was cornelius different
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Than most roman centurions?
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- the book of acts says that cornelius was different
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From most other roman centurions because he worshiped god.
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And it says he was a godly man.
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He worshiped god, he gave alms to the jewish community,
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Helped them in their worship, and prayed continually.
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And so it was because of his worship of god
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And because of his giving to support the jewish community
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That he was singled out by the lord for a special role
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In the unfolding of the story in the book of acts.
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- in chapter 10 of the book of acts,
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We meet a fascinating figure, cornelius.
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He's a roman centurion, he's not jewish.
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He's stationed among the jewish people to keep order,
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To keep law and order.
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Remember, the romans were an occupying power.
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They'd come all all the way from italy.
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And what are they doing in the middle east?
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Well, you know, they had an empire
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And they had to keep it from exploding on them.
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And so there was a certain iron fist.
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But it says to us in the second verse of acts 10,
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That he was a devout man.
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What does this mean?
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I mean, we've got a, you know, a tough roman officer.
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There was something tender about his heart.
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It says he feared god and prayed to him always.
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So not only was he exceptional in that he seemed
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To have a heart for god,
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But he chose not the idolatry of the roman religion,
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Of a pantheon of gods.
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But he had an instinct to worship and pray
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To the single, living god of israel.
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This, i mean, was he touched by his time of duty in israel?
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Was there something about the atmosphere
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That he was breathing?
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Was he watching people?
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Were there some jews that seemed to him
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To have a different approach to life?
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We're not told in the text,
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But what we are told is that he led his household
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In kindness and in goodness.
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And that he gave alms,
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He gave offerings generously to the people.
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He must have seen people in need.
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And he was a man of high character
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Who believed in the god of israel,
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And showed kindness to the locals over and against
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What would've been typical for a roman officer.
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So those are the ways in which he was different.
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I think it'll be fun and rewarding to meet him.
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- [narrator] what changed peter's attitude toward gentiles
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Like cornelius?
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- well, peter was a pretty traditional jew,
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Even though he believed in jesus.
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But he had this vision before,
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Yeah, he was told to go see cornelius,
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He had a vision on the rooftop in jaffa.
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He saw a sheet lowered down from heaven three times.
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And in this sheet were all kinds of reptiles
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And unkosher animals,
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Animals that he was forbidden to eat.
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Sometimes i say a lot of chinese and japanese food.
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And a voice came from heaven, "get up, peter, kill and eat."
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And even though he objected the voice from heaven told him,
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"what god has cleansed,
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You should no longer consider unholy."
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And this all happened before he was called
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To go see cornelius.
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- [narrator] how did the vision affect peter?
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- so he's on the roof.
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He has this vision.
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The vision is of unclean animals.
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And peter's later explanation is that he understood
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From this not that god was telling him
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To begin eating lizards and crocodiles,
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But that god was telling him,
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Don't count people as unclean whom i am cleansing.
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And so what you're talking about here is a transformation,
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Really breaking through a prejudice
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That was common in those days,
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Interestingly, even among the believers.
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And hey folks, let's check our attitudes
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Towards people of different race,
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People of different background, people of different culture,
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People of different language.
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We have our own prejudices and god wants to,
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He wants to penetrate through and place his love
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For every tribe and every nation in our hearts.
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That's the reality of the messiah.
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So coming back to peter, now these guys, you know,
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Show up in jaffa and they've been sent by cornelius.
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The whole thing is very supernatural.
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Cornelius gets this message from the spirit.
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Go call this guy peter.
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Had he ever met him?
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I doubt it.
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Peter winds up in this process.
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The guys are there downstairs.
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He comes down.
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Yeah, i'll go with you.
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Because he realizes that this is,
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There's an angelic visitation that tells him
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To go to kaysaria, caesarea, which is up the coast.
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For peter to travel all the way up to caesarea
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To visit the home of a non-jew
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And bring this message that unto that time
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Had only been among the jewish israeli portion,
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That's a big deal.
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- [narrator] why did peter need to go to cornelius
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And then preach to his household?
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- peter needed to go to cornelius's home
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And preach to the gentiles
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Because he himself needed a vision for the gentile world.
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This was really important for him and his growth
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As one of the primary apostles of this new faith.
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On top of that, he's the disciple that jesus
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Gave the keys to his kingdom.
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And one way to understand those keys
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Is he used one in jerusalem on the day of pentecost,
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Opening the door to the jewish people.
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And the other key, he used acts 10,
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When he walked into the home of cornelius
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And opened the door to every gentile in the world.
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- yeshua said to the woman at the well,
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"salvation is of the jews."
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That doesn't mean that it is limited to us.
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It was never god's intent for the gospel
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To remain just in israel or among the jewish people.
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We were assigned by god to be a messenger people.
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And i love this part of it because i have traveled
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To many places in the world as a jewish disciple
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And been wonderfully received and honored.
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But i always make it very clear
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That the good news of the messiah
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Is something that god intended for every person,
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Every variety of human being.
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It says, paul, the same paul said to the romans
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In the first chapter, "the gospel is the power of god
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Unto salvation to the jew first and also to the gentiles."
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- [narrator] according to the new testament,
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Gentiles first became part of the early church at caesarea
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When the holy spirit fell upon the roman centurion,
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Cornelius, and members of his household.
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And peter commanded baptism for them
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In the name of the lord.
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Ironically, these first recorded gentile conversions
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Occurred after peter's initial reluctance
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To have anything to do with gentiles.
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This illustrates again how god can intervene directly
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In the lives of his servants
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To accomplish his purposes on earth,
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But in ways that are pleasing to him.
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- as we saw in the introduction,
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God used two visions to bring
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Two very different men together.
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The first, cornelius a roman centurion,
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Who was stationed at the port city of caesarea
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On the coast of israel.
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Now, that's about 30 miles north of where i'm standing now
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'cause i've moved down the coast
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And i'm now standing with the mediterranean behind me,
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And the port city of jaffa,
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Which is more than 3000 years old to my left.
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And the harbor, in fact, just a little ways down the coast
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From here.
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Peter the apostle was here and he was an orthodox jew.
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And as an orthodox jew would've had very little to do
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With gentiles, if anything.
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And he certainly would not have associated with them
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Or eaten with them.
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But god is in this story.
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So he sends an angel to speak to cornelius
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And at virtually the same time,
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Peter here in jaffa has a vision
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When he goes up onto the rooftop at noon hour,
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And the story unfolds in acts 10.
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So you can see it's very windy,
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But it's a beautiful setting.
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And it is the real setting for this story in acts 10.
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So we begin with cornelius.
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Chapter 10 verse one.
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There was a certain man in caesarea called cornelius,
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A centurion of what was called the italian regiment.
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So roman legions.
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A devout man and one who feared god with all his household,
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Who gave alms generously to the people,
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And prayed to god always.
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About the ninth hour of the day,
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He saw clearly in a vision an angel of god
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Coming in and saying to him, "cornelius."
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The ninth hour of the day was three o'clock in the afternoon
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'cause the calendar began at 6:00 a.m.
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So that's when the day began.
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And when he observed him, he was afraid and said,
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"what is it lord?"
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So he said to him, "your prayers and your alms
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Have come up for a memorial before god.
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Now send men to joppa."
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The other name is jaffa and it's exactly where i'm standing.
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"and send for simon, whose surname is peter.
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He is lodging with simon, a tanner,
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Whose house is by the sea.
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He will tell you what you must do."
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Now, remember at the end of the last episode,
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At the end of chapter nine,
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We saw that peter was already here
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And he had in fact done a miracle here.
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He had raised a lady from the dead.
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Her name was dorcas in the greek or tabitha in the aramaic.
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So peter stayed on after the miracle.
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And so that's why we find him still here in jaffa
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When this occurs in chapter 10.
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And then in verse seven.
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And when the angel who spoke to him had departed,
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Cornelius called two of his household servants
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And a devout soldier from among those
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Who waited on him continually.
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So when he had explained all these things to them,
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He sent them to joppa, to jaffa, where i'm standing.
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The next day as they went on their journey...
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Now they're 30 miles up the coast
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So they're on their way down here,
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But god was already dealing with peter.
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The next day as they went on their journey
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And drew near the city,
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Peter went up onto the housetop to pray
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About the sixth hour, which is noon hour.
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Then he became very hungry and wanted to eat,
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But while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
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And saw heaven opened and an object like a great sheet
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Bound at the four corners, descending to him
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And let down to the earth.
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In it were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth,
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Wild beasts, creeping things and birds of the air.
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And a voice came to him, "rise, peter, kill and eat."
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But peter said, "not so lord.
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For i have never eaten anything common or unclean."
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He recognized these reptiles and whatever they were
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As not kosher in the jewish jargon.
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Meaning under the law of moses there were certain animals,
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And birds, and fish that the jews could eat,
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But there were other animals and birds and things that,
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And reptiles that were forbidden.
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So peter as a very orthodox jew,
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Recoiled upon seeing the unclean things.
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And so he says, "no, lord, i have never eaten
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Anything common or unclean."
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And a voice spoke to him again the second time,
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"what god has cleansed you must not call common."
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This was done three times.
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And the object was taken up into heaven again.
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Now, as the story continues, verse 17.
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Now while peter wondered within himself what this vision
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Which he had seen meant, behold the men who had been sent
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From cornelius had made inquiry for simon's house,
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And stood before the gate.
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It's amazing to see how god brought
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These two complete opposites together,
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But for his glorious purposes.
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Verse 18.
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And they called and asked whether simon,
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Whose surname was peter, was lodging there.
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While peter thought about the vision,
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The spirit, the holy spirit said to him,
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"behold three men are seeking you."
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Look at the details in the story.
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"arise therefore, go down,"
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Meaning from the rooftop.
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"and go with them doubting nothing for i have sent them."
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Then peter went down to the men who had been sent to him
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From cornelius and said, "yes, i am he whom you seek.
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For what reason have you come?"
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And they said, "cornelius the centurion, a just man,
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One who fears god, and has a good reputation
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Among all the nation of the jews,
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Was divinely instructed by a holy angel
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To summon you to his house and to hear words from you."
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Now watch what happens next.
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Now, peter is a very orthodox jew
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And these men that come from cornelius,
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Presumably, are romans,
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But they're certainly in his employ
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And they're servants in his household,
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And presumably gentiles, non-jews.
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And peter, as i said earlier,
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Normally would have had nothing to do with them.
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But watch what happens when god is in the story in verse 23.
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Then he invited them in and lodged them.
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On the next day, peter went away with them
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And some brethren from joppa accompanied him.
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So now they're on their way back up the coast.
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And then we read,
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And the following day they entered caesarea.
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Cornelius was waiting for them and had called together
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His relatives and close friends.
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Now, a major change has already taken place.
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Peter invited these gentiles in to lodge for the night,
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That was significant in itself,
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But now he has entered the port city of caesarea,
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Which had roman temples to the roman gods.
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And he's entered the house of a roman centurion.
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So this never could have happened apart from the vision
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And god's instructions.
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So we pick up at verse 25.
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As peter was coming in, cornelius met him
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And fell down at his feet and worshiped him.
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Look at the humility in this roman centurion.
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Amazing.
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But peter lifted him up, saying,
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"stand up, i myself, i'm also a man."
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And as he peter talked with him, cornelius,
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He went in and found many who had come together.
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Then he said to them, "you know how unlawful it is
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For a jewish man to keep company with
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Or go to one of another nation,
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But god has shown me that i should not call any man common
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Or unclean.
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Therefore, i came without objection
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As soon as i was sent for.
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I ask then, for what reason have you sent for me?"
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Now, cornelius answers the question.
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So cornelius said, "four days ago i was fasting
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Until this hour, and at the ninth hour,"
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Three o'clock.
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"i prayed in my house.
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Behold a man stood before me in bright clothing
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And said, 'cornelius, your prayer has been heard
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And your alms are remembered in the sight of god.
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Send therefore to joppa and call simon here,
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Whose surname is peter.
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He is lodging in the house of simon, a tanner, by the sea.
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When he comes, he will speak to you.'"
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So i'm standing by the mediterranean sea,
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The port of joppa or jaffa is to my left.
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As it was in the days of noah, the dvd series of
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The port of joppa or half mile from actually, r,a
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From where i'm standing.
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And somewhere there was simon, the tanner's house.
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And that's where peter had his vision.
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And so that's how he explains it.
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And then as cornelius continues, verse 33.
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With your gift of just $25 a month or more
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"so i sent to you immediately
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And you have done well to come.
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Now therefore, we're all present before god
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To hear all the things commanded you by god."
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Now, there's an obvious question here.
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Why was it so important for peter
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To go to the house of cornelius?
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He was already a devout man.
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He was already a believer in god
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In the best ways he knew how.
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The point is that until a person hears the proclamation
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Of the cross, of the death, resurrection,
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And ascension of jesus, and responds to that message,
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He cannot be saved and he cannot enter
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The kingdom of heaven.
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That's the whole point.
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So god had to go to these incredible lengths
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To convince peter to go to cornelius,
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So cornelius and his household could hear
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The message of jesus.
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This is so, so very important.
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God was bringing them both together.
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Then peter opened his mouth and said,
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"in truth, i perceive that god shows no partiality.
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But in every nation, whoever fears him
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And works righteousness is accepted by him
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The word which god sent to the children of israel
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Preaching peace through jesus christ,
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He is lord of all,
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And that word you know, which was proclaimed
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Throughout all judea and began from galilee
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After the baptism which john,"
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John the baptist.
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"preached how god anointed jesus of nazareth
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With the holy spirit and with power,
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Who went about doing good and healing all
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Who were oppressed by the devil,
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For god was with him."
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So peter continues telling the story of jesus
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And by the time we get to verse 42,
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He's saying it is, "he who was ordained by god
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To be the judge of the living and the dead.
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To him all the prophets witness that, through his name,
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Whoever believes in him will receive remission of sins.
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Peter continued to preach,
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But god interrupted his message as he was preaching.
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More about this after this very short break.
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(pleasant music)
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-[narrator] today more than ever before.
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It seems as though
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Our world is at a tipping point as generation after generation
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Slips further into chaos and darkness.
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Not since the days of noah has the earth
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Seen such decadence, immorality and violence.
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But what does this mean for those who believe?
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We're waiting to hear from you.
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(pleasant music)
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- as we saw just before that short break,
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Peter didn't get to finish his message to cornelius
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And his household.
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God interrupted that particular message,
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But here's how he did it.
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The account in acts 10 beginning at verse 44.
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While peter was still speaking these words,
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The holy spirit fell up upon all those who heard the word.
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And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished.
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Meaning, the jews who were present.
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As many as came with peter because the gift
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Of the holy spirit had been poured out on the gentiles also.
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Meaning, the non-jewish world.
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Now, this had happened earlier in jerusalem
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On the day of pentecost.
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But as far as we can tell they were primarily jews
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That were part of that event when the holy spirit came.
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It was really the result of what jesus
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Had told his disciples, "wait in jerusalem
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For the promise of my father."
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And the promise was fulfilled when on the day of pentecost,
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The spirit fell on all those that were gathered.
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But now it's happening here to the non-jewish world,
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The gentiles at caesarea.
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For they heard them speak with tongues.
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Meaning, languages they hadn't learned.
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And magnify god.
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Then peter answered, "can anyone forbid water,
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That these should not be baptized
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Who have received the holy spirit just as we have?"
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And he commanded them, meaning cornelius,
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His household, and those who were there,
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He commanded them to be baptized in the name of the lord.
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Then they asked him to stay a few days.
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Now, it doesn't say they were baptized
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In the mediterranean sea.
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But you can see the mediterranean sea underneath
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The aqueduct behind me.
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And so they may possibly have been baptized
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In the mediterranean.
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The bible doesn't tell us that.
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What it does tell us is that these formally
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Unbelieving gentiles had become believers
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In jesus of nazareth.
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And from that day forward,
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Their lives were gloriously transformed.
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But what happened when peter the apostle
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Returned to jerusalem and told them what had happened here,
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And in particular the fact that he had dined with gentiles?
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That's the next episode in this new series.
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- [narrator] we're so glad you joined us today.
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Tune in next time for god's heart for the world.
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Dr. John Tweedie - The Gospel Is For Everyone

March 28, 2025 | 27:29

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