THE PREACHING TO THE GENTILES

Read  Acts 10

KEY VERSE: " Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof." (Matthew 21:43)

We know that the reason that Jesus Christ came into the world was to preach unto the lost sheep of Israel about the Kingdom of God. As his chosen people, God wants to save them first, having established his covenant with their ancestors. The Jews, however, still cling to the old traditions that bind them. Thus they rejected Jesus Christ as the Messiah. These words of Jesus in the key verse is part of the parable of the vineyard (Matthew 21:33-44). Jesus was then sacrificed for our sins.

In Acts 10, it tells the story of a man known as Cornelius,a devout centurion who sent for Peter to come to his place. Peter also had a vision from the Lord as he fell asleep on the roof (Verses 11-16). 
It was the that the people sent by Cornelius came to look for him. He came to their place, and listened to him preach about Jesus Christ. As Peter was preaching the Holy Ghost fell upon them, and they magnified the Lord by speaking in tongues. They were also baptized. (Verses 44-48).

 We as Gentiles are also as blessed as God's people. We also became his children when we accepted Jesus Christ into our hearts, and confessed our sins to him. He washes us with the water of baptism, as sends the Holy Ghost to us, to preach his word and his gospel to all corners of the world. We are not anymore second class citizens, for there is neither Jew nor Gentile anymore for those that will accept him as his savior. And if you seek him, you will find him. Take it from me, who has been living a lie bought about by traditions of men for almost forty years of my life. I thank the Lord Jesus Christ for making that change for my family. You can too. 

MAY JESUS BLESS YOU

BRIAN LUCIANO

JULY 4,2017