Peter now claims to “get it,” this essential equality, which prohibits him from falsely judging and practicing separation by the avoidance of certain “unclean” things and by withholding the gospel from those Gentiles who would hear it and receive it.
Peter struggled through his cultural practice of holiness and separation and we are guilty of the same kind of legalism and externalism today. Peter did not change overnight nor will our entrenched ideas and beliefs. Nevertheless, one thing is certain, God never meant for anyone to judge another. Therefore, by the power of the Holy Spirit, let’s stop the proliferation of our spoken and unspoken judgment.
Here are some concluding thoughts:
Let’s each step into the shoes of those we deem unclean and see what they see when looking at us.
This new insight will cause our knees to buckle toward the floor and our heads to bow in supplication. ...
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