This morning as we studied the events surrounding the first Gentiles receiving repentence unto life in Acts 10, 11 we saw in the narrative what each person was intent on doing or being. Cornelius was intent on his fearing God with his house, doing many good works among the people, and praying always. Peter was intent on maintaining the Jewish diet and was concerned about not mixing with Gentiles. The apostles and brethren were intent of finding out why Peter didn’t maintain his distance from Gentiles as a Jew. God was intent on making Peter understand that the Gentiles were not common or unclean in repentence to life. The Holy Spirit was intent on seeing that Peter accepted the vision and went with the men to Caesarea. The family and near friends gathered with Cornelius were intent on hearing the Word of God. Again the Holy Spirit was intent on coming upon the family and near friends who believed. But at the end of Peter’s message we see that Christ was intent on taking our own sins in His own body that we can have repentence unto life that through His name whether Jew or Gentile, whoever believes in him shall receive no enforcement of the penalty of sin. No matter what we are intent at doing, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are intent on doing so much more. Where sin abounded grace did super abound!

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