o christ
am i good for nothing A sermon on Peter & Cornelius' visions This encounter between Peter and Cornelius is so important that it’s recounted three different times in Acts! And it is important. It’s the story of how the Christian church began. And for us this story holds a special importance, it’s the story of how our inclusion in the church began… The first real question the church wrestled with, wasn’t whether jewish people could be saved. That was a given. Of course jewish people would be saved, they’re God’s chosen! No. The real question was, could folks like us, “ gentiles by birth, aliens to the commonwealth of Israel, strangers to the covenant of promise, having no hope and without God;” whether we could be saved. (Eph. 2:11-12) And this episode between Cornelius and Peter answers that question; “ All receive forgiveness of sins through Jesus ’ name!” (Acts 10:43) In Jesus, a new age, post partiality, has dawned! Now...