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Responding to Criticism (3)

Acts 11:15-18

'As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them as he had come on us at the beginning. Then I remembered what the Lord had said: "John baptised with water, but you will be baptised with the Holy Spirit." So if God gave them the same gift he gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God's way?' When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, 'So then, even to Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life.' (NIVUK)

Peter had been called before the church council in Jerusalem (Acts 11:1-2). They were alarmed that the apostle had abandoned his traditional Jewish belief … that God was offended if His people visited Gentiles in their homes (Acts 10:28). They felt that Peter's behaviour had dishonoured the Lord. So, he explained how it was all the Lord's idea, and he had only been obedient. The result of his preaching about Jesus was that the Holy Spirit filled them, just as He filled the disciples at Pentecost (Acts 2:4).