Acts by the Numbers Acts chapter 10

The Gospel comes to the Gentiles at the house of Cornelius.

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And the voice came to him [Peter] again a second time, What God has made clean, do not call common. (Acts 10:15) So Peter opened his mouth and said: Truly I understand that god shows no partiality. (Acts 10:34) Memory Verses

1. What lesson was Peter taught in the vision of the animals in the sheet? 2. List as many of the good qualities of Cornelius as you can. 3. What happening proved to the circumcised (Jews) that these Gentiles should be bapReview Questions tized just as they had been?

Clean vs. Unclean Make a list (or print out pictures) of animals that the Jews would have considered clean and unclean. If you need help, this website gives a lot of help: http://www.ucg.org/booklet/whatdoes-bible-teach-about-clean-and-uncleanmeats/does-new-testament-abolish-meatdistinc-1/ Have your children separate the animals in some fun way (throw paper balls at the unclean, etc.). After that, talk about how this is the way Jews lived for centuries, but how they also viewed Activity Gentiles asMinute unclean in a religious sense. Finally, explain that this is why Peter and others had so much difficulty in understanding that the Gospel should go to the Gentiles, too.