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Summary
Peter and Cornelius Acts 10:30 - 10:48 Golden Text: God is no respecter of persons. Acts 10:34

10:30. Cornelius said, “Four days ago, at this hour, I was praying in my house, at the ninth hour (three o'clock in the afternoon) and behold a man stood before me in white apparel and said,

10:31. 'Cornelius, your prayer is heard and your giving of alms are remembered in the sight of God.

'''10:32. Send therefore to Joppa: and summon Simon, who is surnamed Peter. He lodges in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea side.

'''10:33. Immediately therefore I sent for you: and you have been good to come right away. Now, therefore, we are all present in your sight to hear all the precepts commanded by the Lord.'''

10:34. Opening his mouth, Peter said, “In truth, I perceive that God is not a respecter of persons.

10:35. “But in every nation, he that fears God and works justice is acceptable to Him.

In every nation, etc. . .That is to say, not only Jews, but Gentiles also, of what nation soever, are acceptable to God, if they fear Him and work justice. But then true faith is always to be presupposed, without which (saith St. Paul, Heb. 11. 6) it is impossible to please God. Beware then of the error of those, who would infer from this passage, that men of all religions may be pleasing to God. For since none but the true religion can be from God, all other religions must be from the father of lies, and therefore highly displeasing to the God of truth.

10:36. “God sent the word to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all).

10:37. “You know the word which has been published through all Judea: for it began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached.

'''10:38. “You know of Jesus of Nazareth: how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.'''

10:39. “We are witnesses of all things that Jesus did in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem: whom they killed, hanging Him upon a tree.

10:40. “This Jesus, God raised up on the third day and gave Him to be made manifest,

10:41. “not to all the people, but to witnesses preordained by God, even to us, who did eat and drink with Him, after His resurrection from the dead.

10:42. “He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that it is He who was appointed by God to be judge of the living and of the dead.

10:43. “To Jesus, all the prophets give testimony, that by His name all receive remission of sins, who believe in Him.”

10:44. While Peter was yet speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all of them that heard the word.

10:45. The faithful of the circumcision, who came with Peter, were astonished that the grace of the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the Gentiles also.

10:46. For they heard them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.

10:47. Then Peter answered, “Can any man forbid the water, that these should not be baptized, who have also received the Holy Spirit, just as we did?

'''10:48. He commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Then they desired that he stay with them some days.'''

Providence Lithograph Company Date: 1901