Acts 10:1–11:18

 

Who can be in God’s family? Anyone saved by Jesus and sealed by His Spirit is welcomed by grace.

 

The Setup

  • God is setting up a meeting between Cornelius and Peter, proactively dismantling Old Covenant barriers.

 

The Surprise

  • The Gentiles are sealed by the Spirit in the New Covenant through Jesus, without becoming Jewish.

 

The Sorting

  • In the New Covenant, Jews and Gentiles alike come directly to the Father, through Jesus alone, by the Spirit.

 

Takeaway: “Ever welcome to this house of God are strangers and the poor.”