In Acts 11, Peter defends himself against a faction in the church that is disturbed that he preached the gospel to people they did not approve of. This raises several questions for us about whom we have fellowship with and whom we do not have fellowship with.
The rule that Peter sets out is simple: When he saw that the Gentiles (Cornelius' household; Acts 10) were given the same Spirit that he and the other apostles were given (on the Day of Pentecost; Acts 2), he could not stand in God's way. If God includes someone in his church, so should we.
The rule that Peter sets out is simple: When he saw that the Gentiles (Cornelius' household; Acts 10) were given the same Spirit that he and the other apostles were given (on the Day of Pentecost; Acts 2), he could not stand in God's way. If God includes someone in his church, so should we.
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