Our identity as followers of Christ Acts 10.13-14

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Acts 10.13-14

‘Then a voice told him, "Get up, Peter. Kill and eat." "Surely not, Lord!" Peter replied. "I have never eaten anything impure or unclean."’

Peter is a devout Jew who obeys the food laws. This might seem strange to us, but for Peter & fellow Jews it was a way of identifying themselves as God’s people, standing out in the Roman culture they...

A Helpful Gazelle Acts 9:36-37

Acts 9:36-37

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which, when translated, is Dorcas), who was always doing good and helping the poor. About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room.

Tabitha and Dorcas both mean Gazelle. Here we have a strange scene, which seems to interrupt the story of Saul’s conversion and subsequent ministry. It is the story of Gazelle us...