First, God makes Peter understand that Jesus' offer of salvation is as available for Gentiles as it is for Jews.

Opened; which might signify, that heaven, that was shut to the children of men by the first Adam, was now by Christ, the Second Adam, opened to all believers.

Acts 10-11 is going to show us that following Jesus means that we look at people differently and we handle our relationships differently.

What does Acts 10:11 mean? Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the ...

God revealed to Peter in a vision that the gospel should be preached to the Gentiles. Peter taught the gospel to Cornelius and his household.

David Guzik commentary on Acts 10, where God speaks to Peter in a vision of a great sheet about the conversion of Gentiles.

Acts 10 and 11 go together as a unit. These two chapters are very significant from the point of view of an issue that still haunts mankind today: racism.

Peter's vision isn't about being able to eat unclean food, rather it's about God accepting the Gentile believer coming into faith and community.

You will be rejected of God. If you deny Him, then you're declaring your own judgment because you will be denied by God. So every person really has to stand in ... Bridgeway Bible Commentary · Smith's Bible Commentary

19 окт. 2010 г. · The lesson is about the need for the Christian community to accept people, regardless of their nationality or race, who fear God and do what is right.