The Jews were more interested in the fact that Peter went into the house of a Gentile and that he ate with them, than the fact that people’s lives were changed. I see that way too often in church today. Jesus said this in Matthew 23:15<\/p>\n

<\/span>“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fitting…<\/div>\n

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