12-10-2011, 09:14 PM
Back in those days, you could have heard it said..
"If you eat with a Gentile, it is the same as eating with a dog."
Tosapoth, Jebamoth 94b
It was a strong prejudice going on back in those days.. and the dividing lines were so bad that it took a vision to get Peter to see that God does not consider people from other nations as unclean or common and go to Cornelius house to tell him the good news of the gospel. It was the reason for the Jerusalem Council to be held. Paul explained that there should be no more dividing Jew and Gentile.. we are all equal in the eyes of God and we are all called to believe in Him who is our Messiah, our savior, and our hope.
"If you eat with a Gentile, it is the same as eating with a dog."
Tosapoth, Jebamoth 94b
It was a strong prejudice going on back in those days.. and the dividing lines were so bad that it took a vision to get Peter to see that God does not consider people from other nations as unclean or common and go to Cornelius house to tell him the good news of the gospel. It was the reason for the Jerusalem Council to be held. Paul explained that there should be no more dividing Jew and Gentile.. we are all equal in the eyes of God and we are all called to believe in Him who is our Messiah, our savior, and our hope.