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So if God gave them the same gift he gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God’s way?” When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, “So then, even to Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to …
“As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them as he had come on us at the beginning. Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ So if God gave them the same gift he gave us who believed in …
He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa and bring Simon, who is called Peter; he will give you a message by which you and your entire household will be saved.’ And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as …
At that very moment three men, sent to me from Caesarea, arrived at the house where we were. The Spirit told me to go with them and not to make a distinction between them and us. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man’s house. Acts 11:11-12 The Book of Acts is …
But I replied, ‘By no means, Lord; for nothing profane or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ But a second time the voice answered from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, you must not call profane.’ (Acts 11:8-9) Peter was a devout Jew and obeyed the dietary laws found in the Torah. He has just …
Now the apostles and the believers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also accepted the word of God. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him, saying, “Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?” Acts 11:1-3 The Book of Acts (or Acts of the …
Happy Mother’s Day! Please honor your mother today, whether living or with the Lord, and share with others how much she means to you. Our mothers are among the first to teach us the love of Jesus and to know we are God’s children, too. Loving our God and each other is so important that …
In John 10:22-30 Jesus gives a lesson to the religious leaders of His time and to us today as well. They ask for proof that He is the Messiah, some perhaps honestly inquiring, but many only trying to trap Him that they might bring charges against Him. Does this sound familiar? How often do we …
What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father’s hand. The Father and I are one.”John 10:29-30 The religious leaders asked Him to tell them plainly, and Jesus does: “The Father and I are one.” How much more clear can it be? If …
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.John 10:28 In this short statement, Jesus makes the most wonderful promise – we are His and He will bring us to eternal life. It is an amazing gift He offers, that our sins can be forgiven …