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Romans 6, Colossians 2:12,
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Sister Gwen Johnson
Cornelius and his own spoke in tongues too, but Peter ORDERED them to be baptized in water
Acts 10:48
"And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days."
Baptism in water and baptism in the Spirit serve different things. Being baptized in one doesn't exclude you from the other.
GBU
Acts 10 has nothing to do with food, God was using it as example to teach Peter that the common/unclean/Ethnos people are not so common/unclean after all.
Peter knew the food laws.
Cornelius/an Ethnos, a captain over a hundred men/ethnos of the cohort called the Italian band, was a pious/devout man
He was told in a vision to send men to Joppa and send for one Simon, who is surnamed Peter.
The Angel of God came to Peter three times and told him to eat of the creatures in the vessel,,, while he was in a trance.
Peter knew the food laws
While Peter was Now while Peter was perplexed in himself what this vision which he had seen should be, behold, the men/ethnos
which were sent from Cornelius/devout man having inquired carefully for Simon's house, and stood at the gate,asking for Peter.
While Peter turned over in his mind the vision, the angel of God said unto him, "Behold, three men seek thee.
Now fast forwarding to verse 28 And he said unto them, "Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto aliens; but Me God shewed that I should call no man common or unclean.
Leviticus 11, Isaiah 66:17,
Have you noticed we can do, eat, act, drink, anything, anyway we want but there's long-term consequences, sometimes immediate consequences. Many of the foods GOD's law given to Moses for Israel are found to be linked to disease, obesity, diabetes, etc, etc. Pork & strong alcohol drinks related to dementia. Even in patience in their 30's.
So, as Paul said, above._._
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It seems that you have asked two different questions in your post.
For the first, In Acts 10, God shows Peter that all foods are made clean for our consumption with the vision of a sheet with all kinds of unclean foods according to the Torah Law. God told Peter to take and eat. Peter objected since he had never eaten any unclean foods before. But God insisted. This vision came to him three times in one night while he was on the rooftop praying.
In this passage not only does God make all foods clean for eating, but He used this to demonstrate that He also has made Gentiles clean by the saving work of Jesus. Jews were not ever to touch Gentiles. So, God said, what I have made clean do not consider common or unclean. The next morning a mand came to the door asking for Peter, just as God had said would happen. The man took Peter to the house of Cornelius (a Gentile) whereby Peter spoke the Gospel to Cornelius and the other Gentiles . there. These people immediately believed the Gospel message and were saved. Peter then understood the deeper meaning of the vision.
As to your second question. In John 8:2-11 you will find the account of a woman caught in the very act of adultery. The leaders drag her out to be stoned to death as was the legal penalty for such a sin. Jesus goes on to forgive the woman and tells her to go and sin no more. So, yes, adultery is forgiven through Jesus and His work of salvation.
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Acts 10:39 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:
40 Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;
41 Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.
42 And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
45 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?
48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
Amen.
And it does not surprise me that Peter here speaks well of Jesus Christ. For all who heard received the Holy Spirit. Is it not so?
Stay strong in the word and never stop talking of Him He loves us all and i love in u all in Christ.
Be a vitness all the dayes.
Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Romans 10:9 That if thou Confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead thou shalt be saved.
Acts 19:34 Then Peter opened his mouth and said, of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter if persons:
Acts 10:35 But in every nation here that feareth him and worker's righteousness is accepted with him.
Isaiah 58, Ezra 8:21, Daniel 9, Matthew 17:14-21, Mark 9:17-29, Joel 2:12,14,15, Acts 10:30-31, 1Corinthians 7:2-5, Matthew 6:16,17,18,
Esther 4, context begins in previous chapters including Esther 1, explaning her heritage & by wisdom they had kept it silent.
Daniel 6:18, Jonah 3:4-10, notice these two noted here were not known as Godly people yet even their fast was recognized & rewarded by GOD, repentance & humbling themselves, before GOD.
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If I happened to be that my understanding of the Bible is the same way these people you mentioned, I am actually glad I am not alone. The Book of Acts is an epistle written by Luke who recorded the Acts of the Apostles after Jesus Christ died. Before Jesus Christ died the 12 Apostles spent time with Jesus in His journey on earth from the time He was baptized in water by John the Baptist till He was crucified. So when I read Matthew, Mark , Luke, and John I noticed that most of them repeating the same event that happened, which I think it was very clever. But I noticed Luke would give more information. For example, Matthew 17:4, Mark 9:5, Luke.9:33. but Luke is the only one who wrote "not knowing what he said". I have noticed the pattern that Peter had always been rebuked by Jesus Christ in more than one occasion. So, when I read the Book of Acts Luke recorded the fulfillment of the 12 Apostles receiving the Holy Spirit. What a way to start the chapter with these words Acts 1:1. Then the selection of Mathias as "was numbered by the eleven apostles" Acts 1:26. I thought it was actually brilliant. They prayed and they casted lots. So Mathias was chosen still by man/ men. I pay attention to the detail just my nature as I was doing my own investigative way of studying facts. So chapter 2-4 the apostles continued about their work witnessing who Jesus was, whom they crucified; as well as doing great wonders filled with the Holy Spirit with great power; and a lot of people believed and baptized by water, the way the 12 apostles knew how to be saved. But take note of Acts 1:5, Peter will have a remembrance of this verse when he met with Cornelius and others, the Gentiles in Acts 10 and repeated in chapter 11 ( Acts 10:47; Acts 11:16). Going back to chapter 5 the apostles were in battle with the high priests Sadducees because the apostles ought to follow God. Now there is this man a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law in Acts 5:34. cont
Matthew when he wrote this, was writing the commandment from the Lord to be baptized. (In water - to be immersed).
In Acts 2:38, Peter was obeying this commandment by giving the prescription for salvation - "Repent and be baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus.......and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost"......This promise is to you, your children and them that are afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call...."
Matthew was there when Peter gave this proclamation as were the other disciples. Peter knew that the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost was indeed the Lord Jesus Christ. (Father Son and Holy Ghost are the titles of the one true God - Jesus - God manifested in the flesh.
Acts 10:48 - And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
Acts 22:16 - And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
After this, Phillip also obeyed the commission given by Peter, who interpreted what Matthew said.
And this is I a significant command to be baptized by Paul...
And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
2He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
3And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
4Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
5When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
6And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
7And all the men were about twelve.
Amen.
The word, "receive," and "Holy Spirit" are never found in the same verse in the KJV.
On the other hand, "receive/received" and "Holy Ghost" are found here:
John 7:39
John 20:22
Acts 1:8
Acts 2:33
Acts 2:38
Acts 3:21
Acts 8:15
Acts 8:17
Acts 8:19
Acts 9:17
Acts 10:47
Acts 19:2 ("Holy Ghost" is mentioned twice here.)
1 Thessalonians 1:6
Anything we can learn from this?
I thank our LORD JESUS for your comment.
I agree with you.
If a man loves Me,
he will keep My words,
And My Father will love him,
And We will come unto him,
and make our abode with him
And I also agree, When we seek, water baptism is found.
If a man loves our LORD JESUS , who first loved us, he keeps the WORD of GOD,
and he will find, seek Ye FIRST! And he will seek what is first.
For why would our LORD say to Nicomdemus, in John chapter 3,
Verily verily I say unto thee, unless a man be born of water, and of the Spirit,
He can not enter the kingdom of GOD.
Concerning Peter,
We must read the whole chapter, and the truth is easy to see, when we seek what we are told to seek.
So we see, the vision Peter had, speaks nothing of baptism , in any way at all.
The man that came to Peter, is Cornelius, and He is from the Italian band, a whole different nation.
Acts 10:28
And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
Peters vision is of Jew and Gentile
Remain blessed in our JESUS.
our Father continually direct your path,
and give you strength to acknowledge Him in all your ways.
Our Father LIVES in His PRAISES,
PERFECT PRAISE
Blessed be the beautiful name of JESUS
HALLELUJAH GLORY BE TO GOD FOR EVER
Psalm 110:1. The Lord said unto my Lord, Jehovah ladoni, the saying, or decree, that is, I record the saying or decree of Jehohovah to my Lord, that is, to his Son the Messiah, whom I acknowledge as my Lord and God. This decree, made in eternity, was in due time published, and was actually executed when God raised up Christ from the dead, and brought him into his heavenly mansion. David designedly calls the Messiah his Lord, to admonish the whole church, that although he was his Song of Solomon according to the human nature, yet he had a higher nature, and was also his Lord, as being by nature God blessed for ever, and consequently Lord of all things, as he is called Acts 10:36; and by office, as he was God man, the Lord and King of the whole church, and of all the world, for the church's sake. And this was said to prevent that offence which the Holy Ghost foresaw the Jews and others would be ready to take at the meanness of Christ's appearance in the flesh. The Hebrew word adon, is one of God's titles, signifying his power and authority over all things, and therefore is most fitly given to the Messiah, to whom God had delegated all his power in the universe, > Matthew 28:18. Sit thou at my right hand - Thou who hast for so many years been veiled with infirm and mortal flesh, despised, rejected, and trampled upon by men, and persecuted unto death; do thou now take to thyself thy great and just power. Thou hast done thy work upon earth, now take thy rest, and the possession of that sovereign kingdom and glory, which by right belongs to thee; do thou rule with me, with an authority and honour far above all creatures, in earth or heaven. So this phrase is expounded in other places: see Luke 22:69; 1 Corinthians 15:25; Hebrews 1:3; Hebrews 8:1; Hebrews 10:12-13; Ephesians 1:20
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There is a huge difference between bapt. in water and bapt. in Spirit. They are different things that serve different purposes. Bapt. in Spirit is mainly for sanctification, bapt. in water is the official testimony of a christian before people. Baptism in water is a man's work to do, baptism in the Spirit is God's work to do.
Lets consider salvation as a covenant between God and man. It is like having an agreement/covenant that has to be signed by both sides to become officially valid. God signs the papers by new birth, man has also to put his signature on the papers otherwise the agreement is not valid. His signature is to get baptised in water. It then that the covenant becomes official and lawful.
The vision I described in my post is true, not fake. For me it is a proof from God that what I've been taught about bapt. in w/r is right. But the yardstick we use to see what is true or not is not visions or dreams but the Word of God. So let's see the incident that Peter went to preach salvation to Cornelius. As he was preaching to people that were present there, they got baptised in the Spirit. Was it considered by Peter as enough? Acts 10:47 "And he COMMANDED them to be baptized in the name of the Lord...." Pay attention please, Peter didn't say" if you please like to.., would you like to.. ? How about ..?". He ordered them to be baptized in water. It is compulsory, not a choise, not a likeness.It has to be done. New birth is essential for salvation, as Jesus described to Nicodemus. But it is not the only condition to be fulfilled. Baptism in water is also a condition for salvation, as the verses that I posted before state. So one has to go through both to be saved. There are so many incidents in the Acts where baptism in water is involved. Philip and the treasurer of the Ethiopians, Phillip and people in Samaria, Paul and the disciples in Ephesus, Paul and the prison guard in Philippii. It is always a priority for apostles.to baptize believers.
GBU
Let's address why wouldn't someone want to be Baptized? Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38, Acts 10:48, Acts 19:2-7, Romans 6:3-13,
Is it fear that keeps one from baptism? 1John 4:18, trust? Psalms 56:11, that person may possibly be about to ask another gentle close friend in the Body of Christ to be the person submersing with people of close relation in there nearby or helping, while the Church leader prays or recites scripture. I've seen many believers like youth outreach baptize with Pastor helping. Depending on the fellowship. Matthew 28:18-20,
If the reason is medical, or because of very difficult situation. Luke 23:38-46,
Matthew 10:33, 2Timothy 2:12, Matthew 16:24, Matthew 3:13-17,
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Matthew 1:6 Jesus called Christ, John 4:25, Luke 6:15, John 1:42, John 11:16, not Colossians 4:11,
Romans 2:17, Romans 7:3, same supposed writer as Acts , also Romans 9:26
Matthew 26:14, Luke 23:33, John 19:13, John 19:17, Acts 6:9, Revelation 11:8,
Revelation 12:9,
Luke 2:4, Luke 8:2, John 21:2, different than Acts 9:11,
Acts 1:23, Acts 9:36,
Colossians 3:15, 1John 3:1,
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Acts 3, Peter & John continues into Acts 4,
The Apostles: Acts 5, Acts 6, specifically says the 12 , including the newly appointed. From Acts 1:26, Acts 9:27, Acts 11,
Philip: Acts 8,
Peter: Acts 9:32-42, Acts 10:5-48, Acts 11, Acts 12:3-7, Acts 12,
Barnabas: Acts 11:22-30,
James: Acts 12:1-2,
Mark, John, Barnabas, Acts 12:25,
That is just some of what the Apostles did after Pentecost. Please read through the Book of Acts, & rest of New Testament books for even more.
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