Acts
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Chief Cornerstone: ( Ephesians 2:20)
Firstborn over all creation: ( Colossians 1:15)
Holy One: ( Acts 3:14; Psalm 16:10)
Judge: ( Acts 10:42; 2 Timothy 4:8)
King of kings and Lord of lords: ( 1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 19:16)
Light of the World: ( John 8:12
Prince of peace: ( Isaiah 9:6)
Son of God: ( Luke 1:35; John 1:49)
Son of man: ( John 5:27)
Word: ( John 1:1; 1 John 5:7-8)
Word of God: ( Revelation 19:12-13)
Word of Life: ( 1 John 1:1)
Alpha and Omega: ( Revelation 1:8; 22:13)
Emmanuel: ( Isaiah 9:6; Matthew 1:23)
I Am: ( John 8:58, with Exodus 3:14)
Lord of All: ( Acts 10:36)
True God: ( 1 John 5:20)
Author and Perfecter of our Faith: ( Hebrews 12:2)
Bread of Life: ( John 6:35; 6:48)
Bridegroom: ( Matthew 9:15)
Deliverer: ( Romans 11:26)
Good Shepherd: ( John 10:11,14)
High Priest: ( Hebrews 2:17)
Lamb of God: ( John 1:29)
Mediator: ( 1 Timothy 2:5)
Rock: ( 1 Corinthians 10:4)
Resurrection and Life: ( John 11:25)
Savior: ( Matthew 1:21; Luke 2:11)
True Vine: ( John 15:1)
Way, Truth, Life: ( John 14:6)
It is only because of Jesus's righteousness and they crucified him without just cause
Acts 10, 43
To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
The prophets giving Jesus witness declaring his righteousness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
We will never be saved by simply being baptized in the name of Jesus, we must believe in his sacrifice,
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Faith in his blood and declaring his righteousness
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
In response to your question concerning when did God change the "Levitical Laws" concerning "unclean animals" and about "Jesus never eating that which was unclean...".
It is my understanding that the "Levitcal Law" (i.e. the covenant of the law) was "wiped out" by "Jesus' sacrifice on the cross...".
So that "Jesus" was the "final sacrafise" that perfected the law... and ALSO created a "New Covenent of redemtion by faith"... or, salvation by belief in crucifying, burial, and (most important...) Christ's raising from the dead ... as he said he would.
Again... the "Levitical Law" was (totally) ended by "Jesus" who was sent by God (originally) specifically to the nation of Israel
Jesus himself spoke and gave the instructions
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
What am I to withstand God?
I dare not call Jesus a liar and say it is not so,
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
It is about the baptism of the Holy Ghost being given to the Gentiles, (if I may add, they were baptized with the Holy Ghost before they were baptized with water) read verses 44,45,46 then Peter says be baptized with water, read further on and Peter explains his vision and that is has to do with the baptism of the Holy Ghost when he returns,
This position could be substantiated in this Scripture as well because Cornelius was in intimate contact with the Jewish synagogue in his area where he would have been introduced to the One True God and could even have been a prosylite.
9 About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
11 He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
12 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles of the earth and birds of the air.
13 Then a voice told him, "Get up, Peter. Kill and eat".
14 "Surely not, Lord!" Peter replied. "I have never eaten anything impure or unclean".
15 The voice spoke to him a second time, "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean".
That’s our perception as human beings in our limitations. But God is above all and knows all. The Bible here is just telling this round, but no one knows how did those people get that land.
God knew the practices of those people, their practices were bad in God’s sovereign sight. God knew they were getting worse and worse, so He took the resolve to remove them from that land. But not before they reached unacceptable levels, Genesis 15:16.
And that is not because He liked Israel and disliked those people. But because of their misdeeds. God does not choose people; “…God is no respecter of persons: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.” Acts 10:34-35.
The proof is that Israel himself got corrupt in the course of time and ultimately suffered same consequences. Because there is no preference with God.
We judge about what we know, unfortunately we don’t know all. So let’s listen to God who knows everything.
God bless you.