Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Acts 10:44-48
by: Dorothy Noel.
Not only was the gospel available to the Gentiles, but they received the same blessings that the Jews did upon first believing in salvation through Jesus. The pouring out of the Holy Spirit and the new believers speaking in tongues were unavoidable proofs that they were fully equal to the Jewish Christians. There could no longer be doubt that Jesus came for all peoples, regardless of origin or social standing. Their baptism was a clear sign that Peter “got it”, wholly accepting these new believers as brothers in Christ. May we also extend the blessings of Christian kinship to new believers regardless of their background.