People - Part 2
Sermon Notes of Pastor Mark Downey
July 9, 2017
Scripture Reading: Acts 10:34-43
In today's reading from Acts 10, there are many words synonymous with 'people' having the same intent to direct our attention to the exclusivity of Israel in the Word of God. Words like persons, man, sons, all and everyone point to the same race of people. It should never be confused with jews or every biped upon the face of the earth, because it does not pertain to them. The Bible is racist book that has been deracinated by the enemies of Jesus Christ. An enemy hath planted weeds amongst the wheat. By trying to be inclusive of non-Israelites, they make one's belief in Christ a matter of cognitive dissonance; a confused state of mind, believing in two opposites at the same time, that is: us and them (Gen. 3:15) deserving of the same things reserved only for God's people. We'll talk about how salvation only applies to us and not them.