Acts 10:1–11:18Who can be in God's family? Anyone saved by Jesus and sealed by His Spirit is welcomed by grace.The SetupGod is setting up a meeting between Cornelius and Peter, proactively dismantling Old Covenant barriers.The SurpriseThe Gentiles are sealed by the Spirit in the New Covenant through Jesus, without becoming Jewish.The SortingIn the New Covenant, Jews and Gentiles alike come directly to the Father, through Jesus alone, by the Spirit.Takeaway: “Ever welcome to this house of God are strangers and the poor.”