Peter, Cornelius, and God's Law of Love | May 18, 2025

What are the rules for being Christian? Scripture gives us hundreds of laws to follow, most of which we completely ignore. Of course, as Christians, the foundation of our faith is forgiveness found in Jesus. By the grace of God, we are forgiven when we sin and break God's law.

But shouldn't we be at least trying to follow the rules God lays out in the Bible? We still value some Scriptural commands (the 10 Commandments being at the top of the list), yet we ignore hundreds of other detailed instructions. Why?

Today's sermon explores one of the most important stories in the Bible. Acts 10-11 records a divine vision of inclusion given to Peter, telling him "What God has made clean, let no one call unclean." God's love revealed in Jesus fulfills the requirements of the Law.

Today's Scripture readings are Revelation 21:1-6, Psalm 148, in addition to the majority of Acts 10-11, which is included in the sermon.

Learn more about Christ the King Lutheran Church in Port Washington and Living Hope Lutheran in Saukville, Wisconsin at https://www.livinghopesaukville.org/ or https://ctkport.org/.