Religion & Spirituality
God's intent all along was for the gospel of salvation to go to the Gentiles. He commands and arranges for Peter to preach the gospel to Cornelius and his household. God overcomes the prejudices, tribalism, and elitist mentality of Jewish believers and uses the most unlikely messengers to preach the gospel to the most unthinkable hearers. For example, Cornelius was a Roman Centurion, and the Romans were despised as the oppressors and occupiers of Israel. From this passage, we learn that The Great Commission is for all of us who believe in Christ. There are no excuses that we are not adequate because we receive power from the Holy Spirit to be Christ's witnesses. The gospel is for us to share with all, even those who are outside of our usual comfortable zone.