Acts 11-13

Reading for Sunday November 17, 2019
Acts 11-13

Acts 11: 1-4 & 18
And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.  And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,  Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.  But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them
When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.

The disciples had believed all their lives that the Messiah would someday come to redeem the Jews.  Just before Jesus ascended into heaven he gave the disciples their mission:  to go and make disciples of all nations.  While they were open to the idea after Peter's experience with Cornelius, you would think that they would have understood it after Jesus had gave them this instruction.