Echo
grows out of · a reluctant messenger
Both stories put a Jewish messenger, against his instincts, in front of gentiles who respond — Peter even needs a vision to go.
event · New Testament
Cornelius
Acts 10The Spirit falls on a Roman household and the door to the nations opens.
NationsCovenant
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Nations
Direct
grows out of · the first gentile household
Acts 10 is where the commission stops being theoretical, and Peter has to be persuaded by a vision before he will go.
Direct
points forward to · the church decides
Peter's report of what happened at Cornelius' house becomes the decisive testimony at the council.