Title: God Breaks Prejudice (Acts 10:9-16)
The centurion Cornelius, who appears in Acts 10, is the fruit of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
It is a person who occupies a very important position in the constant speed. because ever u
When the gospel was preached centered on people, the gospel was witnessed to the Gentile Cornelius.
From the West, the distinction, discrimination, and prejudice between Gentiles and Jews are broken.
Because it was an opportunity for a round.
In fact, Jews who claim to be the only chosen people are treated as "dogs."
It is by no means easy to break down barriers with strangers. That
But as it is written in today's text, Peter saw a vision and Cornelius sent
After following his servants, he ended up visiting the house of Cornelius, a foreigner.
Clearly understand God's will to break down barriers and prejudices between Gentiles and Jews
that can be discovered.
Dear saints,
What prejudices do you have in your heart? Jeolla-do, Gyeongsang-do
do you have any prejudices? Do you have a prejudice against women? I
Is it the prejudice that you are holy and you are not holy? God no matter what prejudice
You need to know what you want everything to be broken inside. If so, today
He broke prejudice by observing Peter's visit to Cornelius's house.
Let's take a closer look at the appearance of God breaking down.
Today, in Acts 10:1, we write down what kind of person Cornelius was.
There is. “There is a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, who is called Idaliyadae.
A great centurion.”
We see here that a man named Cornelius was a stranger among outright Gentiles.
you will find At that time, Caesarea was founded by King Herod and Rome was Palestine.
It served as a military capital that passed through the land. and say goodbye
The name of the unit was one of the most powerful units of Rome at the time. especially here
It was an area where there was little contact with Jews as it was the center of thorough Gentiles.
is. It was Cornelius who worked here, so he had very little contact with the Jews.
would have been But, surprisingly, Cornelius, unlike the other Gentiles,
He had a devoted faith towards who testified to him
Since the Word was not written, it is possible that Cornelius
By listening to the image and the story, it means that you have the faith to fear God.
I see it. However, he discovers that Cornelius also has a problem.
All. Although Gunelius took the form of a believer who believed and feared God,
Like Christians at the time, they did not participate in gatherings to worship God as a member of the church.
that it was
The reason is that Cornelius was a Gentile, so he could not believe in God.
It's because the prejudice that you can't get along with people, Christians, was blocking your way.
All.
Dear saints,
The fact that we cannot get along with each other because we are of different races while serving the same God
In other words, differentiating from one another is never the pattern of faith that God wants.
It wasn't wet. Therefore, God wanted to break Cornelius' prejudice.
In a vision, he is asking Peter to come and instructing him to come.
Let's look at Acts 10:5-6.
“Now send men to Joppa and ask for Simon, whose name is Peter.
I live in the house of Simon the corpse, and his house is by the sea.”
In fact, this command has never been easy. However, Cornelius
As if backing up their godly faith, he sent his servants to ask for Peter. this
Cornelius's obedience to God's command led to his prejudice against the Jewish Peter.
That's what caused it to break.
Dear saints,
We have a question here. Why God Serves God
Ask Cornelius to ask Peter, the messenger of God, to hear the word of God.
did you? It showed that Cornelius' faith had some shortcomings.
because you can stand it.
Shall we be more specific?
Cornelius was a God-fearing, godly, alms-giving man, and a man of prayer.
But if you look closely, you can see a concrete confession of faith in Jesus Christ
does not erase. Also, there is no specific nurturing of God's Word and
As a Christian community, the life of worshiping God while keeping Sunday holy is
that it is invisible. Of course, the reason is that no one goes to him specifically
Because it was not taught or guided.
So God asked Peter, the angel of God, to come to Jesus Christ.
The gospel, confession of faith, and proclamation of the word of God, and furthermore,
He was told to receive the Word about a life of worship and devotion.
We see here how necessary the three most important elements of faith are.
you will realize For this pious faith of Cornelius, but the basic god
Surprisingly, if you look closely at the Bible, you can see that Cornelius was
Because the Bible says that you have not yet been saved until you meet Dr.
Shall we look for the words of Acts 11:14?
“I saw that he will speak to you about salvation, both for you and for all your household.”
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These are the words that Peter later preached when he came to Cornelius's house. in the word
The angel said, "I will tell you a word by which you and all your household will be saved."
is recorded. This is when Cornelius heard the words of Jesus Christ
Peter had not yet been saved until he confessed his faith as his savior.
When you come, testify of this word and the gospel, and preach the word, you will receive the Holy Spirit and ask
The history of winning the circle appeared.
Dear saints,
Have you realized how precious these three things are in our life of faith? any
Even if you come to church diligently or live chastely in the world, yes
A sincere confession of faith in Jesus Christ and the Word of God engraved in our hearts
A life of faith that belongs to, nurtured and grown, and regularly together as a Christian community.
It means that without a life of worship, we cannot find the full form of salvation.
All. A more concrete and devoted image of faith in all of us before the Lord
I hope you will be acknowledged.
Cornelius was a godly believer who feared God, but he was not saved in this way.
Because they did not know the three important factors, an angel of God Himself directed Peter to
He made us ask and teach us the perfect way of salvation. and with him
Together, prejudice against Jews and Christians was broken.
In today's text, we see a vision that God showed while Peter was praying.
Scenes of experiencing are recorded. But in that vision, God's will
There is a scene where the late Peter's will collide and cause conflict.
Let's read Acts 10:9-16 together.
“The next day, as they went on and approached the city, Peter went to pray.
When I got to the roof, it was the sixth hour. I was hungry and wanted to eat, but someone prepared it.
As I was doing this, I saw the sky opened up and a bowl was coming down.
It was like a piece of cloth, and tied your ears and hung on the ground. In it you were the four colors of the earth.
There were beasts with feet and creeping things and flying things, and there were sounds
Peter, get up and eat." But Peter said to him, "Lord, can't it be so?"
I never ate anything unclean and unclean.
When you have done everything, there is a second voice, but you are deceived by what God has made clean.
Don't do it all." After this happened three times, the vessel was immediately taken up to heaven.
woah go”
What vision did Peter see in prayer?
The heavens opened, and something like a large cloth came down, and inside it was all kinds of creeping things on the earth.
and four-legged animals and flying things. In other words, rate
They were unclean in the light of the law. But then God's
The voice was a startling shock to Peter.
Let's look at verse 13.
“And there was a voice saying, “Peter, get up and eat.”
Dear saints,
The law said not to eat the unclean, but God said, eat the unclean.
Doesn't that mean breaking the law? If so, is this
What was the meaning of God's words?
Based on the legal faith in this God's command, Peter obeyed God's command.
I bow down.
In verse 14 we read, “Peter said to him, ‘It cannot be so, Lord.
I never ate anything that was not.”
I am saying
Here we find the prejudice of Peter's legal faith. the law
Who gave it to you? God asked the people of Israel to lead a pure life
It was given through Moses. But this law is that Jesus Christ came to this earth.
Because God gave a new word, it has changed with a different content.
In Matthew 15:10-11 we read, “He called us and said to us, ‘Hear and understand; put it in your mouth.
It is not what goes out that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth.
defiles them,' says the Lord.
We have not seen anyone here since Jesus Christ proclaimed the gospel.
You cannot judge a person by outward appearance, but rather defile a person.
What you do is that the dirty things you hold in your heart make your life dirty.
You will discover what you are teaching.
Dear saints,
The main point of today's text is here. People look at people's outward appearance
Also, you cannot see and evaluate the circumstances, circumstances, and actions in which he is placed. Peter sees
Assessing the beasts and insects in them as unclean with a legal preconceived notion
But God is saying that they are clean.
Let's look at Acts 10:15.
“There is a second voice, saying, ‘What God has made clean, you say is unclean.
He told me not to.”
character! In verse 16, God said these words three times.
are recording. This is God's strong emphasis. sure
This was a legal prejudice when Cornelius, a Gentile, asked Peter, a Jew.
God broke Peter's legal prejudice in a vision in advance, in fear of losing and rejecting it.
to the evangelical mindset of Jesus Christ, that is to say, the
You can see that He changes you with the eyes of faith.
Let's follow along! “Let’s have the eyes of evangelical faith!”
Even though we are saved through the gospel of Jesus Christ, many
The saints judged people in the Old Testament way of thinking, or the law
You see them condemning and judging enemies. This is really dangerous and wrong
It is a picture of a life of faith.
The saints who attended today's worship have what kind of eyes of faith and
did you look forward to
In any case, I would not judge people with legal prejudices like Peter did.
Or was there no appearance of condemnation? Set your own standards of faith and
If you do not follow the rules, you may ignore them, be indifferent, be bothered, or God bless you
Wasn't there a picture of people being excluded because they were not blessed? believe in jesus
Didn't people judge why it was like that and push it away?
The “eyes of evangelical faith” that Jesus Christ gives us in our lives is
not the look. In no case do I condemn or judge him.
All. And he, too, is a child of God, bought with the blood of Jesus Christ,
The more things that are sufficient and infirm are found, the more the grace of Jesus Christ and the faithfulness of the saints
Recognizing and sticking with the fact that they are brothers and sisters who need more of their intended love and care.
It is to be held, hugged, and cared for with love.
Dear saints!
No one in this world deserves to be stoned to death by the judgment of men.
There is no ram. The Lord does not give stones to sinners. love till the end