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III. THE MINISTRY OF PETER CONTINUED, 9:32-11:18
1. To what purpose did God grant the two miracles in 9:32-42? As signs
for the purpose of causing men to believe and turn to the Lord
(v. 35,42).
2. Why did "Peter put them all forth" in 9:40? To avoid observation by
people for better concentration upon God and to remain unaffected by
their unbelief.
3. What crucial event in the history of the Church takes place in
10:1-48? The inclusion of the Gentiles into the Church which now
unveiled the mystery of God which was hid from ages and generations
(Eph. 3:6).
4. What kind of a man was Cornelius, 10:2? Devout, God-fearing, generous,
and prayerful.
5. What is evident from 10:3-8? That the godliness of Cornelius bore a
relationship to God's selection of him in the opening of the door to
the Gentiles.
6. Why did Peter go to the housetop to pray, 10:9? The housetop could be
used as a place of privacy, equivalent to the "closet" in Matt. 6:6.
7. Why did God repeat this vision three times, 10:10-16? Because the
implication of the vision was so contrary to Peter's religious beliefs
that this repetition was necessary before he could discard the old and
accept the new.
8. Note the implications of Peter's vision, 10:11-16:
(1) That God had abolished the Levitical distinctions between clean and
unclean animals and that all may therefore be freely eaten without
conscientious scruples, (I Cor. 10:25-32).
(2) The removal of one of the principal barriers of exclusion between
Jews and Gentiles for the specified animals were designated as
"unclean unto you" to keep the Jews separate from the heathen in
their social intercourse.
9. Point out some remarkable circumstances in;
(1) 10:17-18 - The providential timing of the vision and the arrival
of the men.
(2) 10:19 - God helps Peter to understand the vision, by making the
connection between the three men And the thrice repeated vision
obvious.
(3) 10:20-29 - God helps Peter to overcome his doubts by relating the
vision to the purpose for which the three men had come (note
11:10-11).
10. What do we learn about Cornelius in 10:30-33? If the revelation of
truths made known to him by Peter was an answer to his prayers, his
prayer must have been a supplication for more truth.
11. This incident demonstrated what to Peter, 10:34-35?
(1) That God bases his acceptance of men not on race, colour,
nationality, or creed; but on men's attitude toward God.
(2) That God accepts men on an individual basis, not as a member
belonging to any group.
12. To what purpose was the outpouring of the Spirit in 1010:36-44?
To demonstrate that those Gentiles were accepted by God without
conformity to Judaism.
13. Comment on:
(1) 10:45-48 - The Gentiles speaking with other tongues was accepted
as evidence of the baptism with the Spirit.
(2) 11:1-18 - The acceptance of the Gentiles inclusion into the grace
of God by the prejudiced Jewish believers comes only after strong
initial opposition and Peter's explanation.