What happened at the house of Cornelius when Peter preached to the Gentiles?
At the house of Cornelius, while Peter was preaching to Gentiles, the Holy Spirit fell before he finished, before any call to repentance or baptism. The Spirit signified to Peter and six Jewish believers that these Gentiles had become believers, evidencing salvation by faith alone, not yet Paul's gospel, only that Jesus was the Christ.
Les teaches that Peter and six other Jewish believers went to the Gentile home of the Roman officer Cornelius. While Peter had not even finished preaching—had not yet spoken about repenting or being baptized—the Holy Spirit came down and signified to those seven Jews that these Gentiles had become believers. This happened without an invitation, without walking an aisle, without repenting, without baptizing. Peter was stopped in his tracks as these men evidenced salvation by faith alone, not yet Paul's gospel, only that Jesus was the Christ.
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Why did Peter go to the house of Cornelius?
Peter went to Cornelius's house because God forced him to go, contrary to Peter's own desires.