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Acts chapter 11 verse 18.

When they heard these things, they fell silent, and they glorified God saying,

then to the Gentiles also, God has granted repentance that leads to life.

What a great summary of what has just been heard by these Jewish church leaders

when they hear about Cornelius and his salvation, this

Gentile and they hear what God has done how his spirit fell and cause them to

believe in Christ and and the

the church is now glorifying God because it's not just Jews,

it's Gentiles, the nations to whom God has granted repentance that leads to life.

God is granted. God has given this gift, the gift of repentance,

the gift of salvation through Jesus. He's not just giving it to one type of people, he's

given it to all types of people. So here yet again we see the global thrust of the gospel.

All over the pages of scripture,

acts chapter 10 and 11, just one more example of how this gospel,

just like Luke had recorded Jesus saying

in Luke 24, this gospel shall be proclaimed

as a testimony to all the nations.

Jesus suffered, died, risen from the grave and

repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached to all the nations and it's

happening here in Acts chapter 11. So this is why we continually pray for the

spread of the gospel to more nations.

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