Monday 4 March 2024

JESUS'S MESSAGE FOR ALL, OF AUTHENTICITY, LIFE AND FORGIVENESS, VIA PETER HIS APOSTLE


Jesus's Message for all, of authenticity, life and forgiveness, via Peter the Apostle. God prepared a Roman Centurion to send for Peter by the visit of an angel. Peter was guided by a vision, and the Holy Spirit, to go to the Centurion


New Testament of the Bible, Acts of the Apostles 10:34-48 Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favouritism, but accepts men from every nation who fear him and do what is right. You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, telling the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. You know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached — how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.

We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a tree, but God raised him from the dead on the third day and caused him to be seen. He was not seen by all the people, but by witnesses whom God had already chosen — by us who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one whom God appointed as judge of the living and the dead. All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”

44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message. The ... believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles. For they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God.


Then Peter said, “Can anyone keep these people from being baptized with water? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.” 48 So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.




Titus 3:1-2 Remind the people ... to be ready to do whatever is good, to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate/courteous, and to show true humility toward all men. (NIV/ESV)