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God Is No Respecter of Persons (Acts 10:34-35) Cornelius and his house were ready and willing to hear what God would have them to do and were an example to others that God’s blessings were indeed available to all men. |
God Is No Respecter of Persons (Acts 10:34-35)
As we continue through the book of Acts, we come to another important conversion recorded in the early church, that of Cornelius and his household. These were ready and willing to hear what God would have them to do and were an example to others that God’s blessings were indeed available to all men.
- The gospel was indeed for all.
- Until this time there had been a limited preaching of the gospel even though the charge had been to take it into all the world (Matt. 28:19; Mark 16:15; Acts 1:8; 8:1, 9:31, 11:19-20).
- Here they were instructed that even upon the uncircumcised Gentiles, the blessings of God and salvation would come (Acts 10:15, 28, 34, 46-48, 11:9, 15-18; Gen. 12:1-3; Acts 15:7-11, 16-17; 17:26-28; Gal. 3:26-29; Eph. 2:14-18, 3:3-7).
- But its blessings were for those who were obedient.
- Yes, they could be recipients of the blessings of the gospel, but like all the others, they had to obey the gospel which they were now hearing (Acts 10:6, 22, 33, 48, 11:14, 18).
- This was a message consistent with the whole of Bible teaching, God’s blessings were there for those who would walk with Him (Deut. 30:9; I Kings 8:23, 35-36, 46-50; Matt. 7:21-23; Acts 2:40-42; 13:46; Rom. 11:22; James 1:21-22; Rev. 2:10).
What a joy and a charge — the gospel is for all!
