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Juan, don't be confused. Jesus had many titles in the Bible and they all applied! Here are a few more and where to find them.

Chief Cornerstone: ( Ephesians 2:20)
Firstborn over all creation: ( Colossians 1:15)
Holy One: ( Acts 3:14; Psalm 16:10)
Judge: ( Acts 10:42; 2 Timothy 4:8)
King of kings and Lord of lords: ( 1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 19:16)
Light of the World: ( John 8:12
Prince of peace: ( Isaiah 9:6)
Son of God: ( Luke 1:35; John 1:49)
Son of man: ( John 5:27)
Word: ( John 1:1; 1 John 5:7-8)
Word of God: ( Revelation 19:12-13)
Word of Life: ( 1 John 1:1)
Alpha and Omega: ( Revelation 1:8; 22:13)
Emmanuel: ( Isaiah 9:6; Matthew 1:23)
I Am: ( John 8:58, with Exodus 3:14)
Lord of All: ( Acts 10:36)
True God: ( 1 John 5:20)
Author and Perfecter of our Faith: ( Hebrews 12:2)
Bread of Life: ( John 6:35; 6:48)
Bridegroom: ( Matthew 9:15)
Deliverer: ( Romans 11:26)
Good Shepherd: ( John 10:11,14)
High Priest: ( Hebrews 2:17)
Lamb of God: ( John 1:29)
Mediator: ( 1 Timothy 2:5)
Rock: ( 1 Corinthians 10:4)
Resurrection and Life: ( John 11:25)
Savior: ( Matthew 1:21; Luke 2:11)
True Vine: ( John 15:1)
Way, Truth, Life: ( John 14:6)

We must understand that there is nothing we can do to save ourselves, we must give Jesus the glory for providing the sacrifice for our sins,

It is only because of Jesus's righteousness and they crucified him without just cause

Acts 10, 43

To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

The prophets giving Jesus witness declaring his righteousness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

We will never be saved by simply being baptized in the name of Jesus, we must believe in his sacrifice,

God is good all the time. When I was a little boy, I used to go to church with my mother and me and my two sisters and cousin sang, but never did have knowledge of the Holy Ghost; That was when I was under ten. I grew up lost, in a very bad city in Michigan named Flint. When I grew up still lost and became a grown man, I was led off to another state in a city named Fort Wayne, there I found out the truth attending into a Pentecostal church and received the one true baptism of the Holy Ghost in Jesus name. Now I have many testimonies of what the Lord has done for me. The truth does set one free. I am a Gentile also and has witnessed the power of Jesus. I Thank the Lord for changing my life.

The blood was applied when Jesus died on the cross

Rev 12, 11

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Faith in his blood and declaring his righteousness

Romans 3, 25

Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

Amen Richard It is through His name(Jesus) Acts 10:43) in baptism( Acts 2:38) that the blood is applied ( HEBREWS 9:22) which is required for remission of sins.Thank God for the blood!

verse 43. I believe that through his name is referring to baptism in the name of Jesus. Notice that the word remission is used as it is in Acts 2:38. They were imeadiatly baptized in the name of the Lord. The Lord's name of course is Jesus. verse 48

Thank you. If Jesus in Glory commanded the disciples to now go to all the world (including Gentiles) and preach the Gospel of the Kingdom, why do they change the command and/or plan and shake hands with Paul in Gal ch2 and send him to the Gentiles and they are only going to go to the Jews? Paul does not preach the Kingdom gospel but preaches only Christ Crucified, ( I Cor 1:23) not the Lord. (And never knew Jesus in His earthly ministry)If we Gentiles are saved by the shed blood and that he died for our sins, why doesn't Peter mention any of that to the House of Cornelius in Acts ch10 ? Only Paul is a minister to the Gentiles. ( Romans 15:16) Romans 16:25, Gal 1:16, Gal 2:2, Gal 2:8, Ephesins 3:1-10 and more I'm sure. Thank you

i thought it was a cross and not a tree???

Acts 10 is the first account of a " Gentile" who accepted the Gospel, most every one will agree with that fact. Notice, the gospel message was preached the SAME to Cornelius as in Acts 2.

In verse 17 it says, "Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean". Later in the chapter the meaning of the trance is explained in verse 28 where Peter says, "And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean." The meaning of his trance has nothing to do with food, rather his command to go to the gentiles, and that God had purified or cleaned the gentiles. Yes, praise God now a gentile like myself (Not of Jewish decent.) can be cleansed and accepted or adopted into the family of God by accepting Jesus Christ. Have you been adopted into Gods family. Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your savior. If you have then you too are cleansed.

@Kathleen (11/29/12)

In response to your question concerning when did God change the "Levitical Laws" concerning "unclean animals" and about "Jesus never eating that which was unclean...".

It is my understanding that the "Levitcal Law" (i.e. the covenant of the law) was "wiped out" by "Jesus' sacrifice on the cross...".

So that "Jesus" was the "final sacrafise" that perfected the law... and ALSO created a "New Covenent of redemtion by faith"... or, salvation by belief in crucifying, burial, and (most important...) Christ's raising from the dead ... as he said he would.

Again... the "Levitical Law" was (totally) ended by "Jesus" who was sent by God (originally) specifically to the nation of Israel

Mathew 28,18-19

Jesus himself spoke and gave the instructions

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

What am I to withstand God?
I dare not call Jesus a liar and say it is not so,

Matthew 28:19
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

AND, WE ARE THE GENTILES

The vision has nothing to do with eating,
It is about the baptism of the Holy Ghost being given to the Gentiles, (if I may add, they were baptized with the Holy Ghost before they were baptized with water) read verses 44,45,46 then Peter says be baptized with water, read further on and Peter explains his vision and that is has to do with the baptism of the Holy Ghost when he returns,

I've been pondering this aspect of salvation: what of those people who have never heard the gospel. Romans 1 seems to be saying that the gospel of Creation and Conscience is sufficient only for condemnation.

This position could be substantiated in this Scripture as well because Cornelius was in intimate contact with the Jewish synagogue in his area where he would have been introduced to the One True God and could even have been a prosylite.

I don't believe in adding my opinion to the Word of God, rather accepting it and obey it all. There is a command to teach nations and baptizing them ( Acts 2:38, Acts 8:16, Acts 10:48, Acts 19:5, Acts 22:16, Romans 6:3-5), and even in 1 Corinthians 1:13-15 and Colossians 3:17 that all we do in word or deed should be in the name of Lord Jesus. To me, it is not about what I think, it is about obeying the Word.

The Gentiles are not included for the forgiveness/redemption of sin in the blood shed of our Lord Jesus Christ. Gentiles’ forgiveness of sins is heartily believing the son of God named Jesus Christ. Verses to support Matthew 9:2 and Acts 10:43. Most Christians denominations teach that the blood shed of our Lord Jesus Christ is for the forgiveness of sins. They always preach this Gospel without verses in the bible to support their saying. Absolutely, forgiveness of sins through the blood of Jesus Christ is only given to the Jews/Israel nation. Supporting verses, Psalm 130:7-8. Israel nation was redeemed and the fulfilment of Psalm 130:7-8 is in Hebrews 9:15.

1 Corinthians 16:1, 2, coming to Poverty or prosperity, and your choice, Far too long the Devil has told us this lie: “some people are destined to be poor, and some people are destined to be rich, and there’s nothing you can do about it”. It is a lie because Acts 10:34 says “God is not respecter of persons”. And 3 John 2 says “God’s desire is that you prosper”. Deuteronomy 8:18 says “God has given you the power to get wealth”. God would not give you the power to get wealth if He did not intend you to use that power and become wealthy. Your current financial condition is determined by your past obedience in giving. Your future financial conditions will be determined by your obedience today. Genesis 8:22 says “Seedtime and harvest as long as the earth remained”. Don’t eat the seed. If you eat a seed in an apple, the seed taste bad. God is teaching us not to eat the seed but to plant it. Saints Quit tipping God.

Why do Christians eat pork while in the Bible it is forbidden? Answer: Some Christians do avoid the eating of pork because of the Old Testament biblical laws mentioning this. The Seventh Day Adventist is one which observes this practice. The majority of Christians believe that the laws do not apply to them and that this law, along with others, passed with the sacrifice of Christ. The teaching to eat "unclean" exists because of a misunderstanding that has been passed down and is now "tradition." There is no change to the dietary law in the New Testament (NT). Here is a list of the passages used to defend changing the dietary commands and you can easily see that this traditional teaching is not upheld from Scripture; it is the creation of man. In Matthew 15:1-20, Jesus is discussing hand washing with Pharisees, not changing non-food into food. Verse 20 makes this clear. However, men have inserted into many translations: "And thus Jesus declared all foods clean". If you check with the original Greek, or even a King James Bible, you will not find this parenthetical clause. Therefore, this is the addition of men, not the instructions of God. In Acts 10, Peter's vision was about MEN, not food. Jewish tradition was to not enter the home of a gentile because they and their home would be "unclean". The vision of the sheet with unclean items uses the same terminology that Peter uses in verse 28, proving this point: 28) "And he (Peter) said to them (gentiles), 'You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a man who is a Jew to associate with a foreigner or to visit him; and yet God has shown me that I should not call any man unholy or unclean'". The whole point of the vision was that gentiles were to be included in the covenant, not to change non-food to food. 1 Timothy 4:1-5 talks about eating what God created to be eaten, and that everything God created to be eaten was good. The word "food" or "meat" in this passage is the Greek word broma which means: broma, bro'-mah; food (literally or figuratively), especially certain allowed or forbidden by the Jewish law. (Strong's definition, broma, #1033). Paul's warning was that in the last days, teachings would arise that men should not eat what God calls clean, such as chicken or beef or fish, not to turn non-food into food. Therefore, this passage is talking about eating what is allowed under the dietary commands and avoiding what is forbidden by them. The bottom line is this: Christians are supposed to be Christlike. If Jesus did it, we would do the same. If He didn't we don't. There is no record of Jesus or the disciples ever eating anything unclean. If the dietary commandments had been changed, don't you think God would have given at least ONE example of His Son eating something unclean as an example to us that we could? Since no such example exists, then this is the teaching of men, not God. Peter is one of the disciples who ate the so called unclean things. Acts 10:9-17:
9 About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat, and while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
11 He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
12 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles of the earth and birds of the air.
13 Then a voice told him, "Get up, Peter. Kill and eat".
14 "Surely not, Lord!" Peter replied. "I have never eaten anything impure or unclean".
15 The voice spoke to him a second time, "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean".

@Sincere,
That’s our perception as human beings in our limitations. But God is above all and knows all. The Bible here is just telling this round, but no one knows how did those people get that land.
God knew the practices of those people, their practices were bad in God’s sovereign sight. God knew they were getting worse and worse, so He took the resolve to remove them from that land. But not before they reached unacceptable levels, Genesis 15:16.
And that is not because He liked Israel and disliked those people. But because of their misdeeds. God does not choose people; “…God is no respecter of persons: But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.” Acts 10:34-35.
The proof is that Israel himself got corrupt in the course of time and ultimately suffered same consequences. Because there is no preference with God.
We judge about what we know, unfortunately we don’t know all. So let’s listen to God who knows everything.
God bless you.

God has changed laws but not his principles or his purpose. He hasn't changed, we have.

Where exactly in this chapter does God contradict his ordering of man and the animals and declare that unclean animals are clean to eat? I don't see it here, nor do I find it in the Greek. If he is God and doesn't change, how can he go back on his original command? ( Hebrews 13:8). And what did Jesus do? He never ate anything unclean and never broke a single commandment set forth by God in the Old Testament. Are we not to be like Jesus? If he had, he would have been sinning and would have been unacceptable as a sacrifice for our sins. Sounds like you're making this up or just regurgitating what you've been taught, perhaps colored by a very anti-Semitic church history. Search it out for yourself!! "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." ( 2 Timothy 2:15).

The Birth of Christianity and the Birth of the Church is seen in the Beginning of the New Testament. Christianity started when Christ was born. From the birth of Christ there were followers of Christ. The New Covenant started when Christ rose from the dead. It was centered on Faith in Christ. That was the climate for them to be called Christians. They were not called Christians until Antioch when the church was moved by Paul from Jerusalem to Antioch. Then they were called Christians. But the church began on the day of Pentecost. The first 7 chapters of the book of Acts are about the church in Jerusalem. The next 8 – 12 chapters are about the Church in Samaria and the others are about the church being started in the uttermost part of the earth. The Old Testament was God's dispensation. From the birth of Christ to the Ascension was the dispensation of Jesus Christ, and the period of Grace is the dispensation of the Holy Ghost. Today the Holy Ghost is in charge and operates within us. He Appoints Pastors. Gives different gifts. Guides. Convicts. Converts. Baptizes. Counsels. Advocates. Comforts. Etc. He fell on the day of Pentecost and again to the following groups in the book of Acts 4:31; Samaritans 8:5, 14, 17, to the Jews; and to the Gentiles in Acts 10:1-9, 44; On John’s Disciples in Acts 19:3,6. And one day he fell on me and you and turned our focus to holy living and to our duty to God, duty to our fellow man, and duty to ourselves. Some people call it living life on life's terms but I call it living life on God's terms, not our own’s.

This vision had nothing to do with meat. It had to do with people. God doesn’t go back from His word or else He won’t be God. Read Acts 10:28 that’s what this is about, how we look at others. God doesn’t and is no respecter of person.

Peter saw himself as superior to Cornelius in the sense that Jews and Gentiles had nothing in common but God cleared the distinction between them.

GOD’S WORD SAYS THAT IN THE MOUTH OF 2 OR 3 WITNESSES EVERY WORD WILL BE ESTABLISHED. SO IN LIGHT OF THAT I WILL SHARE A FEW TRUTHS ON GOD’S PLAN OF SALVATION. IN ACTS 2:38 SEE THE ANSWER HE GAVE WHEN ASKED ‘’MEN AND BRETHERN WHAT SHALL WE DO?’’ PETER ANSWERED IN VERSE 38...REPENT, AND BE BAPTIZED EVERY ONE OF YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS, AND YE SHALL RECEIVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST. WE FIND THAT THIS IS WITNESSED IN ACTS 10:34-48. AND ALSO IN ACTS 19 :1-7. MAY GOD OPEN EVERY EYE AND HEART TO THIS TRUTH. YOU WILL NOT FIND ONE WITNES TO BAPTISM USING THE WORDS FATHER, SON OR HOLY GHOST, BECAUSE FATHER IS NOT A NAME, SON IS NOT A NAME AND HOLY GHOST IS NOT A NAME,JESUS IS HIS NAME...

John 3:1-8 Jesus tells Nicodemus that he must be born of water and the spirit otherwise he will not see the kingdom of God even from afar off! So we come to Acts 2 - Repent, be baptized and you SHALL receive the Holy Spirit! Unfortunately most churches, nominal and even most Pentecostal, do not accept that speaking in tongues is the only sign that you have received the Holy Spirit! Jesus wouldn't make that statement to Nicodemus about the need to be born again without there being some tangible evidence of that event - He wouldn't leave us floundering as to whether or not we are born again - hence the accompanying sign should be! In Acts 10: Cornelius prayed often and gave alms to the poor but was instructed by the angel to go to Joppa where Peter would tell him what he needed to do further - receive the Holy Spirit - and in Acts 11 Peter tells the rest of the apostles that they received the HOLY SPIRIT "as we did at the beginning!"