What event is Peter referring to in Acts 15:7 when he says God chose him to bring the gospel to the Gentiles?
Peter refers to the conversion of Cornelius and his household in Acts chapter 10, when Peter preached to Gentiles at the Roman officer's home. The Holy Spirit fell on them, signifying they had become believers by faith alone before water baptism or repentance, confirming God chose Peter to bring the gospel to the Gentiles.
Les explains that at the Jerusalem council Peter rose up and recounted how, a good while earlier, God had made choice among them that the Gentiles by his mouth should hear the word of the gospel and believe. Les identifies this as Acts chapter 10, the house of Cornelius. Peter and six other Jewish believers went to that Gentile home of the Roman officer Cornelius. While Peter had not even finished preaching, and had not said a word about repenting and being baptized, the Holy Spirit came down and signified to those seven Jews that these Gentiles had become believers. It happened without an invitation, without walking an aisle, without repenting, and without baptizing. Peter was stopped in his tracks as these men evidenced salvation by faith, and faith alone—not yet Paul's gospel, only that Jesus was the Christ.
More Questions
Whom did God choose to bring the gospel to the Gentiles in Acts 15?
In Acts 15:7 Peter recalls that God chose him specifically so that the Gentiles would hear the word of the gospel by his mouth and believe.
Who did God choose to first preach the gospel to the Gentiles according to Acts 15?
God deliberately chose Peter from among the apostles so that the Gentiles would hear the word of the gospel from Peter's mouth and believe.
What did Peter tell the Jerusalem council about the Gentiles in Acts 15:7?
At the Acts 15 council, Peter rose after much disputing and said that God had made choice among them for the Gentiles to hear the gospel from Peter's mouth and believe.