Things New and Old: "Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons..."

Things New and Old

Ancient truths revealed in the Scriptures are often forgotten, disbelieved or distorted, and therefore lost in the passage of time. Such ancient truths when rediscovered and relearned are 'new' additions to the treasury of ancient truths.

Christ showed many new things to the disciples, things prophesied by the prophets of old but hijacked and perverted by the elders and their traditions, but which Christ reclaimed and returned to His people.

Many things taught by the Apostles of Christ have been perverted or substituted over the centuries. Such fundamental doctrines like salvation by grace and justification have been hijacked and perverted and repudiated by sincere Christians. These doctrines need to be reclaimed and restored to God's people.

There are things both new and old here. "Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things" 2Ti 2:7.

Saturday, February 28, 2026

"Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons..."

Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
But in every nation he that feareth him,
and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.

Even deeply prejudiced Apostle Peter was ready to confess when he was shown a momentous truth. May God show you the same truth.

Acts 10
34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.

A man who fears God and works righteousness is already ACCEPTED with God... God has effectually called him out of his native state of sin and death to that state of grace and salvation in Jesus Christ.

A man who fears God and works righteousness is a man to whom the Holy Spirit HAS APPLIED to him personally the eternal salvation secured by Christ; OTHERWISE, his reverence of God and works of righteousness are IMPOSSIBLE.

A man who fears God and works righteousness is already perfectly fitted for eternal glory; he is made capable of being called out by the gospel. But whether he hears the gospel or not, his place in heaven is assured by the FINISHED WORK of Christ already APPLIED to him personally.

Hearing the gospel and converted to Christ is very important, not that he may have a place in heaven for that is already perfectly settled by the finished work of Jesus Christ and applied to him personally. It is necessary and important for saving a child of God from lies and falsehood and superstition and ungodliness... it is to save him to the truth of his salvation by God's free grace, teaching him to deny ungodliness and unrighteousness, to live soberly, godly and righteously here and now before.

Excerpt from here:
https://things-new-and-old.blogspot.com/2013/07/those-who-fear-god-and-work.html