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Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Acts 10:33

DISCOURSE: 1765HOW TO ATTEND ORDINANCESActs 10:33. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.HERE we see the door of salvation opened to the Gentiles: and it is a sight in which we are deeply interested; for it is in virtue of the commission then given, and then executed, that you are assembled and addressed on this day. And O what a blessing it would be, if you all possessed the frame of mind then manifested by Cornelius and his... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Acts 10:34-35

DISCOURSE: 1766SALVATION OFFERED EQUALLY TO ALLActs 10:34-35. Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: but in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.GOD’s purpose of love towards the Gentile world had been made known even from the time that God separated Abraham and his posterity as a peculiar people unto himself. The call of Abraham in an uncircumcised state, and the justifying of him by faith... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Acts 10:1-48

In the first chapter of Acts, Jesus said to His disciples, "But you shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth" ( Acts 1:8 ).Jesus had commanded His disciples to go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature, and he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved. So the Gospel of Jesus Christ is for all men, regardless of... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Acts 10:1-48

Acts 10:1 . Cornelius, a centurion. The person to whom St. Peter is sent to preach the gospel is described by name, Cornelius. By his occupation, a soldier. By his religion, a proselyte or converted gentile. Of these there were two sorts; some were proselytes of the covenant, that is, such gentiles as submitted themselves to circumcision, and the whole Mosaical pedagogy. These were counted as jews, and freely conversed with as such. Others were called proselytes of the gate; these were not... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 10:1-48

Acts 10:1-48There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion.Peter’s visionThe record of the advance of the young Church gives in quick succession three typical conversions: first, that of the eunuch, a foreigner, but a proselyte to the Jewish faith; secondly, that of Saul, born and bred a Jew; thirdly, this of Cornelius, a Gentile seeker after God. Within the range of these experiences the whole world was compassed. The highest apostolic sanction for an unfettered gospel was... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 10:9-16

Acts 10:9-16On the morrow … Peter went up upon the housetop to pray.Retirement necessary for prayerHave you noticed that if all day long there is not a knock at the door, there will be one if you retire to pray? It is wise to do as the Saviour says, “Enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut to the door, pray to thy Father that seeth in secret.” That shutting of the door means that we are to seek secrecy, and to prevent interruption. A little boy, who was accustomed to spend a time every... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 10:24-33

Acts 10:24-33And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea.And Cornelius waited for them. Model pastoral visitationI. The preparation for it.1. With the household, an earnest desire for salvation.2. With the minister, a holy impulse honest exhibition of the state of their heart.II. On the part of the pastor, a powerful testimony of Christ and His salvation.III. The fruit thereof.1. For the hearers; strengthening and vivification by the Holy Ghost.2. For the minister; joy in the Lord over... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 10:28

Acts 10:28A man that is a Jew. The JewI can conceive of no object more profoundly interesting than this--“a man that is a Jew!” All that is venerable in antiquity, sacred in religion, rich in story, sublime in poetry, cleaves to this extraordinary race. But for such a man infidelity would have lost one of the most unanswerable proofs of her falsehood and her folly.I. His common claims as a man. A recent pope was passing through Rome; a Jew, fallen in a fit, lay prostrate on the pavement; the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 10:29

Acts 10:29Therefore came I unto yon without gainsaying.Pastor and peopleI. Concerning the true minister, I affirm that--1. He is a special creation of Divine grace. The mantle of the prophet is not personal property; God is its owner, and He Himself must determine who shall be invested with it.(1) The processes through which men reach the pulpit are diverse; but if true, each has been guided by the Divine eye. Some require years of mental preparation; others are summoned at once from obscurity.... read more

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