The Gospel Goes to the Gentiles
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 19 November 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Under the old covenant food laws, the Jews couldn’t even share a meal with gentiles. But Jesus brought an end to this division. Today, Derek Thomas considers how the Lord showed Peter that the gospel must go out to all nations.
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Meet Today’s Teacher:
Derek Thomas is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary. He is featured teacher for the Ligonier teaching series The Life of Peter and author of many books, including Heaven on Earth, Strength for the Weary, and Let Us Worship God.
Meet the Host:
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, Nathan W. Bingham here. Before we get to today's episode, I wanted to make you aware of an upcoming travel opportunity with other listeners of renewing your mind and friends of Ligonier, a Caribbean study cruise that sets sail next February. |
| 0:15.2 | I'll be there, and Dr. Derek Thomas and Pastor Ken Jones will be our teachers as they lead us through the rich |
| 0:21.4 | theological truths of Galatians 3. Enjoy eight days of teaching, refreshment and fellowship |
| 0:28.1 | when you travel with us on this Caribbean study cruise. You can learn more and register at |
| 0:33.7 | liganeer tours.com. I hope to see you there. Now on to today's episode. |
| 0:38.9 | The door has been officially opened to lead the Church of Christ into the whole world. |
| 0:45.2 | It's why we know the gospel. |
| 0:47.3 | The reason the gospel came to us and didn't just stay in Israel is because of what Peter did here. |
| 0:54.0 | He was being obedient to the vision that he had |
| 0:57.9 | received in Joppa. |
| 1:05.3 | In Galatians 3, 28 and 29, Paul tells us the wonderful truth that in Christ there is neither Jew |
| 1:13.4 | nor Greek, slave, nor free. We are all one in Christ, that if we are Christ's, then we are |
| 1:20.1 | Abraham's offspring. And we see this truth on full display in the events that take place in Acts |
| 1:26.6 | Chapter 10. Thank you for being with us on this |
| 1:30.0 | Tuesday edition of Renewing Your Mind as we spend a week considering the life of Peter. Derek Thomas's |
| 1:37.2 | survey of the life of Peter, seeing his transformation from brash fishermen into bold apostle, |
| 1:47.5 | can guide us in pursuit of our own growth in grace. |
| 1:50.0 | So I do hope that you listen all week. |
| 1:51.5 | Let's dive right in. |
| 1:54.3 | If you have your Bible, please turn to Acts 10. |
| 1:55.8 | Here's Dr. Thomas. |
| 2:04.6 | We need to spend just a minute or so picking up what has happened. There has been the election of the seven deacons, proto-deacons, in the dispute between the Hellenistic and Jewish widows. |
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