St. Peter’s visit to Cornelius

 34  And Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I perceive that God shows no partiality,  35  but in every nation any one who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.  36  You know the word which he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all),  37  the word which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached:  38  how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. The Holy Bible : Revised Standard Version Second Catholic edition (2006), with the ecclesiastical approval of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Thomas Nelson Publishing for Ignatius Press.

 34  And Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I perceive that God shows no partiality,

 35  but in every nation any one who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. 

36  You know the word which he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all),

 37  the word which was proclaimed throughout all

Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: 

38  how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

St. Peter’s visit to Cornelius Perhaps the greatest barrier to the spread of the Gospel in the first century was the Jewish-Gentile conflict. Most of the early believers were Jewish, and to them it was scandalous even to think of associating with Gentiles. But God told Peter to take the Good News to a Roman, and Peter obeyed despite his background and personal feelings. Later Peter struggled with this again—see Galatians 2:11-14. God was making it clear that the Good News of Christ is for everyone! We should not allow any barrier—religion, language, culture, prejudice, geography, economic level, or educational level—to keep us from telling others about Christ.

Perhaps the greatest barrier to the spread of the Gospel in the first century was the Jewish-Gentile conflict.

Most of the early believers were Jewish, and to them it was scandalous even to think of associating with Gentiles.

But God told Peter to take the Good News to a Roman, and Peter obeyed despite his background and personal feelings.

Later Peter struggled with this again—see Galatians 2:11-14.

God was making it clear that the Good News of Christ is for everyone!

We should not allow any barrier—religion, language, culture, prejudice, geography, economic level, or educational level—to keep us from telling others about Christ.

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