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Three times the vision appeared before him.
Three times he was hidden to "slay and eat
Three times he received the same answer to
his expostulaAons. Could it be that what he
had looked upon all his life as IAN abonina..
would now accept, and even strengthen him in
receiving them? Evidently the Repetition Of
the vision three times signiied--eyen more
Whatever might mean ca na The thing IS estab
lished by God, and he will shortly bring. It
to pass (Gen. xii, S2.)
Peter however was very unwilling e ae
to remove the .prejudices of birth and eduea-
| ton. But, as he doubted" or was much
peIplexed, (R. W in himself what the
! ID, the spirit bade him go with three men
who then stood at his door with message
from Cornelius. He was to- go nothing
ddtoubting.'' or making no distinction" r..
whom he ministered ". 49, This direction
only made the mystery more profound. but he
promptly obeyed it.
When he reached the house Of Cornelius,
however. and saw him and his kinslaen and
4 near friend" TX, 24), and heard how ne
had been sent for to speak words -. whereby
ing of his vision began to dawn upon him.
For here was a Gentle. IAN alien from the
commonwealth of Israel. stranger IRON
the covenants of PROMISE one whom he had q
always looked upon as beyond the pale OF
Gods merces-whom God was actually will
I Ing to save, and who had now sent Tor him
bret conference with Cornelius convinced him
that God was indeed mo respecter Of per-
sons So. without hesitation. he told this
Gsn u oa s se he day naa ss ss nss s
1 pie story Of the Life *, s6-3S)--the Death
sf(X., 39)-and the Resurrection (x., 40-4D--
Of Jesus S Christ concuding MS hs{raG.lons
! ever believeth in him shall receive remission
of sins *. 43).
Thus, faith in Christ. without a word con
law was set forth as the one ground Of
/ salvation. Evidently he spoke as he was
moXs s BY the Holy b eh aoy abo Res Ell
them which heard the word (x., Az.
Up to this time Peter and all of his fellow
disciples had INTERPRETED the word OF our
of the Jews" (John w.. 22). or. from the
Jews" n. W, as an emphatic declaration on
his part that they alone could receive it,
taught to believe. They had no idea at all
that because it was of" them. that there
fore it was to so out from them. as the
must overflow to fulfil it's purpose. For they
had not as yet comorehended that they were
the chosen channels of blessing to all the
rest of the world-the fountain from which
living waters should flow to all people. They
could obtain them from no other source
Therefore salvation must be from the
Jews
When Peter and his companions were en-,
lightened on the day of Pentecost by God, thu
Holy Ghost. to understand that the work o
God the Son was that of redeemer. he die
not hesitate moment to declare, neither il
there salvation, in any other: for there d
none other name under heaven xgiven among
men, whereby we must be saved Gv.. r.
But he and they still thought that before an!
! one could avail himself of this one way O.
salvation he must be circumcised. So he de
clared with great assurance, Him hath Col
exalted with his right hand. to be "a Princ'
and Savior. for to give repentance to lsrae
and forgiveness of sins w., 3D. Now
however, he saw by the further teaching 0
God the Holy Ghost that he would "give re
pentance and forgiveness" not only to Is
J rael," but to all men who would seek hin
: in sincerity and truth. 1t was a new ide;
in the world 1t certified that every maj
must be saved by what God has done for him
| and not by anything he can do for God.
Bryn Mawr, Pa.