February 16, 2014: There Are No Boundaries – Michael Hidalgo

The key word that is often missed in the Acts 2 is “all” when describing the believers. Let’s not forget that these were people from all over the world. At least, for that time, they were all Jews and had that going for them. But all of that blew up when Peter was told to “Arise and eat.” It was so shocking that even in his vision Peter said, “Surely not!” What he didn’t know is God was preparing him for ministry to the Gentiles. To those people.

And that was just the start. The hope of Jesus took off in the Gentile world, and it became a problem. What rules do they have to obey? Which rules are okay to break? Can we eat with them? Can God really save them? What was the church to do? This is what the “Council at Jerusalem came together to discuss. Their conclusion? God’s kingdom does not have borders.