The God of our forefathers raised up Jesus, whom you seized and killed by hanging him on a tree.

Then they secretly instigated some men to say, “We have heard this man speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.”

The patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. But God was with him,

He thought his own people would understand that God was delivering them through him, but they did not understand.

and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “This man is the Son of God.”

The voice spoke to him again, a second time, “What God has made clean, you must not consider ritually unclean!”

and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.

Then Peter started speaking: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism in dealing with people,

But the voice replied a second time from heaven, ‘What God has made clean, you must not consider ritually unclean!’

So Paul stood up, gestured with his hand and said, “Men of Israel, and you Gentiles who fear God, listen:

Simeon has explained how God first concerned himself to select from among the Gentiles a people for his name.

“Therefore I conclude that we should not cause extra difficulty for those among the Gentiles who are turning to God,

Therefore, although God has overlooked such times of ignorance, he now commands all people everywhere to repent,

This is the reason I do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and toward people.

For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve came to me

proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with complete boldness and without restriction.

Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity, to dishonor their bodies among themselves.

on the day when God will judge the secrets of human hearts, according to my gospel through Christ Jesus.

But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast of your relationship to God

Actually, there are many advantages. First of all, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God.