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A sincere and authentic faith begins with a heart after God. How important is the heart? God said, “God sees not as man sees; men look at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart.” God loves a good and faithful heart, but even hearts that are good need to be changed. This is the story of God transforming lives by transforming hearts.
The church was born early in the book of Acts and by chapter ten, the church in Jerusalem was thriving. But then a great persecution arose against the church led by none other than the dreaded Saul of Tarsus. Followers of Jesus considered Saul the number one enemy of the Church.
In an amazing turn of events, the greatest enemy of the church is blinded by light and he is literally knocked off his high horse. For three days he remained physically blind, but God was opening the eyes of his heart as he received Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and forgiver of his sins.
After this, the church throughout all Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace, and being built up in the faith, it continued to increase.
But in Chapter 10, God was about to do something shocking, at least it was shocking to them. Up to this point, the church was for the most part Jewish. Whenever the disciples would travel from city to city, they would bring the gospel of Jesus to the Jews.
Peter was no doubt proud of his Jewish heritage and for good reason, God said Israel was His chosen people, they received the promises of God and they knew that the Jewish Messiah would bless the whole world.
The Jews considered Gentiles unclean so they created rules and traditions that were not biblical. Jews would not eat with the Gentiles, nor would they eat food that was prepared by a Gentile. They would not invite them into their house, nor sit at a table with them.
Jesus told the disciples to take the Gospel to the ends of the earth, but He didn’t mean for them to take the Gospel only to the Jews who might happen to live at the ends of the earth. God’s heart is for all people. Jesus said, “God loved the world so much that He gave His only begotten Son…” Someone famously said, “The ground is level at the foot of the cross.”
The story of Acts 10 is about two men, Cornelius and Peter. Cornelius is an officer of the army of Rome. He is a centurion from what was called the Italian cohort. Cornelius is an amazing man with a great heart. He sincerely seeks after God, he gives generously to the poor and he prays to God continually.
He loves the light and God is about to give him more. Cornelius is hungry for the truth and he will receive more. He longs to be closer to God and he will receive the filling of the Holy Spirit. There is an interesting principle that Jesus taught in several places, “To everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance.” This was true for Cornelius. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is about to be offered to the Gentile world and it all begins with Cornelius.
The story is also about Peter and what God must do to change his heart so the Gospel can be given to the gentiles. Some things need to change in Peter. God was even preparing Peter for this. As Peter was traveling through these parts he was called upon to heal two different Gentile people.

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