Acts 10:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Acts 10:15

And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

What

Bible References

What

And he said to them, "You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; but God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

But the voice answered a second time from heaven, 'What God has cleansed you must not call common.'

and he made no distinction between us and them, but cleansed their hearts by faith.

not what goes into the mouth defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man."

Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man, with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand.

Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience;

For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he began to draw back and separate himself, fearing the party of the circumcision.

who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are corrupted and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences are corrupted.

This is symbolic for the present time. According to this arrangement, gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot perfect the conscience of the worshiper,