In my Life Group Saturday night, we were looking at the story of Peter defending himself for going into the house of a Gentile and eating with him (Acts 11:3). This is a pretty powerful story about going against everything you have been taught. Here is Peter. He has grown up being taught that Jewish law forbids Jews to associate with Gentiles. God reveals to him in a vision that we are not to call anything impure that God has made clean.
Immediately, he is challenged to put into practice what God is teaching him. Cornelius has sent for Peter to come to his house and teach him about Jesus. Peter decided to put aside his tradition, the way he had always done things, in order for the gospel to be spread.
Apply that to today. Many believers have a hard time changing their beliefs. Some do not want to hear what the Bible says, they would rather be lead by what they have always been taught or how they feel. If Peter had been like that, the gospel may not have been taken to the Gentiles. Most likely, that would include you.
Now if you are one of those believers that want to hold on to traditions and teachings that do not matter to God, who is it that you are keeping the gospel from?
In our Life Group on Saturday, one of the people who is a new to the Church and Jesus asked, How can they could keep from becoming a Christian who loses their passion for God and lost people? That is a great question! What this person was saying is, I do not want to be churched, I want to follow Jesus.
Here is another question to think about. If you are one of those people who have lost their passion for God and lost people, how are you going to get it back?
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