Acts 10:35

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Summary

Acts 10:35

But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.

In

Feareth

1 John 2:29

General references

Romans 2:26

Bible References

In

making no difference between us and them, having purified their hearts by the faith.

for not the bare hearers of the law, but they who observe the law, are such as shall be justified, before God.

that divine justification, which by faith in Jesus Christ is extended to all, that believe; for there is no distinction:

In reality there is no difference between the Jew and the Gentile: they have all the same Lord, who is bountiful to all that call upon him.

for by one spirit we have all been baptized, to be form'd into one body, whether Jews or Gentiles, slaves or free; and have been all made to drink of one spirit.

there is now no distinction of Jew or Greek, of bond or free, of male or female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

but now you who were formerly at a distance, are brought near by the death of Christ Jesus.

"that the Gentiles should be heirs as well as the Jews, make one body together, and partake of the divine promise in Christ by the gospel."

for we are the genuine sons of Abraham, who worship God in the spiritual manner, and value no other dependance than that on Jesus Christ, without confiding in any external advantages:

which is not only come to you, but to all the world; where it produces its effects, and increases, as it does also among you, ever since you sincerely embrac'd the divine favour,

by which there is now neither Greek, or Jew; circumcised, or uncircumcised; Barbarian, or Scythian; slave, or freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

Feareth

and was a proselyte, together with all his family: he gave much alms to the people, and was assiduous in his prayers to God.

Then the churches in all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, were unmolested and establish'd, and by their religious conduct, and the assistance of the holy spirit, grew more extensive.

since then, we have these promises, my dear brethren, let us cleanse our selves from all impurity, whether of body or mind, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Be mutually obsequious with christian respect.

since you know that God is the source of virtue, you know that every one who has virtue, derives it from him.

General references

if therefore an uncircumcised Gentile keep the moral precepts contained in the law, shall not he be reckon'd, as if he were circumcised?