The Early Church And Peter Flashcards
What was it saying about food?
People can eat whatever they want because it what’s in the heart that counts
What happened in Peter’s vision?
A cloth full of animals was cast down in front of them. Peter says that he will not eat them because he was a good Jew. God answers “Who says my creation is unclean”
This relates to Mark 7 because
Food eventually goes to the latrine. It is what’s in The heart that counts
What was it saying about Gentiles?
They are not unclean. God’s kingdom is for everybody
What did the Pharisee christians want?
They wanted the Gentiles to follow ancient Jewish laws, such as the dietary restrictions and circumcision
This was so important to them because?
This was their tradition that they were following for hundreds of years
What did Peter say about the Gentiles?
That God bore witness by granting them the Holy Spirit as he did to us. He made no distinction between us and them, for by faith he purofied their hearts
