This Is Who We Are

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{Soon the news reached the apostles and other believers in Judea that the Gentiles had received the word of God. But when Peter arrived back in Jerusalem, the Jewish believers criticized him. “You entered the home of Gentiles and even ate with them!” they said. Then Peter told them exactly what had happened. Acts 11:1-4 NLT}{But the voice from heaven spoke again: ‘Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.’ Acts 11:9 NLT}{He will tell you how you and everyone in your household can be saved!’ “As I began to speak,” Peter continued, “the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as he fell on us at the beginning. Then I thought of the Lord’s words when he said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ And since God gave these Gentiles the same gift he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God’s way?” When the others heard this, they stopped objecting and began praising God. They said, “We can see that God has also given the Gentiles the privilege of repenting of their sins and receiving eternal life.” Acts 11:14-18 NLT}{Then Peter replied, “I see very clearly that God shows no favoritism.” Acts 10:34 NLT}{I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings. 1 Corinthians 9:22-23 NIV}{The next day as Cornelius’s messengers were nearing the town, Peter went up on the flat roof to pray. Acts 10:9 NLT}{In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away! Luke 15:7 NLT}

Quotes

Mahatma Gandhi : If Christians have caste differences also, I might as well remain Hindu. (); Mahatma Gandhi : I like the New Testament, I like your Christianity, but I do not like your Christians. ();