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ACTS CHAPTER 11
Act_11:1-18 Peter, being accused for conversing with the
Gentiles, maketh his defence; the
church is satisfied, and glorifieth God.
Act_11:19-21 The gospel having spread as far as
Phenice, Cyprus, and Antioch.
Act_11:22-26 Barnabas is sent thither, who
fetcheth Saul from Tarsus: many people are taught at
Antioch, where the disciples are first called
Christians.
Act_11:27-30 Agabus prophesieth a dearth: the
disciples send relief from Antioch to the brethren
in Judea by Barnabas and Saul.
And brethren; the rest of the believers, who had not only one God to their Father, but one church to their mother, and were born of the same Spirit, and were fed by the same milk of the word of God.
The Gentiles had also received the word of God; this was a most incredible thing unto them who were of the seed of Abraham according to the flesh, and were not acquainted with that mystery that Abraham should have a seed of his faith, upon whom all the promises were entailed. These looked upon the Gentiles as most execrable persons, such as the apostle describes, Eph_2:12, that had no hope, and were without God; and therefore no less than a miracle, and that well attested, as this was, could make them change their opinion.