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| What are the main points of Acts Chapter 10? |
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| Cornelius sends for Peter (1-33) and the conversion of the Gentiles (34-48) |
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| What position did Cornelius hold? |
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| Centurion of the Italian Regiment |
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| List the qualities that characterized Cornelius |
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| A devout man who feared God with his entire household and who gave alms generously to the people and prayed to God always |
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| What did the angel of God say to him about his prayers and alms? |
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| They have come up for a memorial before God |
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| Why was he told to send for Peter? |
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| Peter would tell him what he must do (KJV) (i.e., to be saved, cf. Acts 11:14) |
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| What happened the next day as Peter was praying? |
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| Heaven opening and a great sheet descending, filled with all kinds of animals, insects and birds |
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| What did a voice tell Peter to do? How did Peter respond? |
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| "Rise, Peter; kill and eat." "Not so, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common or unclean." |
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| What was Peter then told after being told to eat the animals? |
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| "What God has cleansed you must not call common." |
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| How many times was this repeated? |
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| When the men from Cornelius arrived, what did the Spirit say to Peter? |
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| "Arise therefore, go down and go with them, doubting nothing; for have sent them." |
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| What did the messengers tell Peter regarding Cornelius? |
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| He was divinely instructed by a holy angel to summon Peter and hear words from him |
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| When Peter went with the messengers from Cornelius, who accompanied him? |
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| When Peter arrived, who did Cornelius have waiting for him? |
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| His relatives and close friends |
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| When Cornelius met Peter, what did he do? How did Peter respond? |
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| Cornelius fell down at Peter's feet and worshiped; Peter lifted him up, telling him that he also was a man |
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| What did Peter say had been unlawful for a Jewish man? |
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| To keep company with or go to one of another nation |
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| What did Peter say God had shown him? |
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| Not to call any man common or unclean |
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| After recounting his vision to Peter, what did Cornelius tell him? |
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| "We are all present before God, to hear all the things commanded you by God." |
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| What two things did these circumstances lead Peter to conclude? |
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| That God shows no partiality and that in every nation whoever fears God and works righteousness is accepted by Him |
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| What does Peter say about the preaching of Jesus? |
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| That God sent Him from Galilee to proclaim peace throughout all Judea |
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| What does Peter say about the miracles of Jesus? |
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| That God anointed Jesus with the Holy Spirit and power to do good |
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| What does Peter claim for himself and others to be in regards to such things? |
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| Witnesses of all that Jesus did in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem |
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| What did the Jews do to Jesus? |
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| They killed Him by hanging Him on a tree |
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| Raised Jesus on the third day |
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| To whom did Jesus appear after His resurrection? |
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| To witnesses chosen before God, and to those who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead |
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| What did Jesus command His witnesses? |
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| To preach and testify that Jesus was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead |
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| What did the prophets bear witness to regarding Jesus? |
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| That through His name, whoever believes in Jesus will receive remission of sins |
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| While Peter was still speaking, what happened? |
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| The Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word |
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| Who was astonished by this? Why? |
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| Those of the circumcision who believed, who had accompanied Peter because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also |
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| How was the outpouring of the Spirit manifested? |
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| They spoke with tongues and magnified God |
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| What was Peter's conclusion from this sequence of events? |
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| "Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?" |
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| What did Peter command the Gentiles? |
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| To be baptized in the name of the Lord |
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