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In chapter 10 and 11 of the book of Acts, we see the conversion of Cornelius.
In verses 1 through 6 of chapter 10 says: "Now there was a certain man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment, a devout man, and one that feared God, together with all his household, who often gave alms to the people, and making petition to God always. About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming to him and saying to him, "Cornelius!" And looking intently at him and becoming fearful he said, "What is it, lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God. Now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter. He is staying as a guest with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is beside the sea."
In this passage, we see two things. The first thing is that for more righteous that we are, that is not enough to receive salvation. No matter how good we are, our works are not enough to give us salvation.
In verse 22 we see the testimony they given about Cornelius: "And they said, "Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and fearing God, having a good reputation among all the nation of the Jews, was given a revelation by a holy angel to send for you to his house, and to hear words from you."
It is not enough to be good in the eyes of others, we need to hear the words of salvation.
The second thing we see is that the Angels can not preach the gospel, not God entrusted this task to them but to us. That's why Jesus gave us the Great Commission in Mark 16:15-16: "And He said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to all creation. He that believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he that does not believe shall be condemned."
In Acts 11:11-17 Peter tell to the council in Jerusalem what happened: "And behold, immediately three men stood before the house in which I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me. And the Spirit said to me to go with them, without wavering. Now these six brothers also went with me, and we entered into the house of the man. And he related to us how he had seen the angel in his house, standing and saying to him, 'Send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter, 'who will speak words to you by which you and all your household shall be saved.' "And when I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, as also on us in the beginning. And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, 'John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.' "If then God has given to them the same gift as He gave to us, when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to be able to hinder God?""
Note that Cornelius needed to hear words, in order to be saved. And when he hear those words he received eternal life.
In this passage we see the three elements of salvation:
1. The messenger was Peter.
2. The message was preaching the gospel.
3. The listener was Cornelius and his house.
Hence we see that faith for salvation came by hearing the preaching of the Word, specifically in the area of salvation.
In chapter 10 and 11 of the book of Acts, we see the conversion of Cornelius.
In verses 1 through 6 of chapter 10 says: "Now there was a certain man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment, a devout man, and one that feared God, together with all his household, who often gave alms to the people, and making petition to God always. About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming to him and saying to him, "Cornelius!" And looking intently at him and becoming fearful he said, "What is it, lord?" And he said to him, "Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God. Now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter. He is staying as a guest with one Simon, a tanner, whose house is beside the sea."
In this passage, we see two things. The first thing is that for more righteous that we are, that is not enough to receive salvation. No matter how good we are, our works are not enough to give us salvation.
In verse 22 we see the testimony they given about Cornelius: "And they said, "Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and fearing God, having a good reputation among all the nation of the Jews, was given a revelation by a holy angel to send for you to his house, and to hear words from you."
It is not enough to be good in the eyes of others, we need to hear the words of salvation.
The second thing we see is that the Angels can not preach the gospel, not God entrusted this task to them but to us. That's why Jesus gave us the Great Commission in Mark 16:15-16: "And He said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to all creation. He that believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he that does not believe shall be condemned."
In Acts 11:11-17 Peter tell to the council in Jerusalem what happened: "And behold, immediately three men stood before the house in which I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me. And the Spirit said to me to go with them, without wavering. Now these six brothers also went with me, and we entered into the house of the man. And he related to us how he had seen the angel in his house, standing and saying to him, 'Send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter, 'who will speak words to you by which you and all your household shall be saved.' "And when I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, as also on us in the beginning. And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, 'John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.' "If then God has given to them the same gift as He gave to us, when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to be able to hinder God?""
Note that Cornelius needed to hear words, in order to be saved. And when he hear those words he received eternal life.
In this passage we see the three elements of salvation:
1. The messenger was Peter.
2. The message was preaching the gospel.
3. The listener was Cornelius and his house.
Hence we see that faith for salvation came by hearing the preaching of the Word, specifically in the area of salvation.
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