We are all one

"And a voice spoke to him again the second time, “What God has cleansed you must not call common.”                            Acts 10:15. NKJV

Cornelius had a vision where an angel of the Lord spoke to him urging him to send some of his servants to invite Simon Peter to his house to fellowship with him. The Holy Spirit spoke with Peter about this and therefore he accepted the invitation and took some of his brethren with him.

Now prior to this, Peter had also had a vision where he saw all kinds of animals, beasts and birds flying around and a voice spoke to him urging him to rise up and eat v13. Peter protested initially stating that he had never eaten anything common or unclean. The Lord answered, 'What God has cleansed you must not call common' v15. Peter rose and went to see Cornelius who bowed down to him when he saw Peter: 'As Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him.26But Peter lifted him up, saying, “Stand up; I myself am also a man.”  27And as he talked with him, he went in and found many who had come together.  28Then he said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean. 29Therefore I came without objection as soon as I was sent for. I ask, then, for what reason have you sent for me?”

Peter realised that the vision was a sign from heaven that Jews were no longer to call Gentiles unclean. From that point these two groups would be on equal footing before the Father. God was breaking down Peter's prejudices. And so He is for all of us throughout this world.

Racial tensions and hatred have ruled all around the world - white people against black people and the other way around. It is still going on today, even in our churches. But God is calling in Anti-Racist Practice, a term where there is no difference between the races. We are called to live together whatever the colour of the skin. A person's skin may be a different colour but their heart may be full of Jesus and, we need to realise this fact.

Sociologically, some people, in the big cities may have been brought up this way, where the two races never come together. But this is wrong; we are all one; God sees no difference in us at all and rather like the Jews were called to be on equal footing with the Gentiles, so we are called to be equal - black and white together. Let me leave you with a thought: What colour was Jesus' skin? Was He white or did He have a tanned skin. If we can love and adore Jesus, who may not have been white, we can love people who are from another race, whatever colour they are.

Copyright 2025 Grahame Howard. 

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