Cornelius Incorporated into the Church
(Thoughts on reading Ch.12 of “Do Not Call Anything Impure what God has Made Clean” by H. C. Kim) Cornelius was a devout man who feared God. Was he regenerated before the gospel was proclaimed to him? We do not have enough evidence to give a definite answer. But regardless of the answer, God showed that he needed to know the full gospel. And by giving him the same Holy Spirit as was given to the Jewish Christians, God proved that Cornelius now shares the mission of the church — namely, giving and demonstrating the Kingdom answer to the world. We know that spiritual ancestors like Abraham and David, to…