Verse 35
35. Feareth him, and worketh righteousness In heathen lands this will appear in rectitude of life. In Christian lands it will appear in faith in Christ and obedience to his holy requirements. The unbelieving moralist who quotes this text to prove his acceptability with God shows by the very fact of his unbelief that he does not truly fear God. That Cornelius feared God and was a devout man truly appears from the fact that from the very moment Christ was announced to him he accepted Christ. And so there may be thousands who never heard of Christ, who have that spirit of faith which would heartily accept him were he truly known to them. [On this subject see the chapter on “Probational Advantages” in our work on “The Will.”]
Is accepted with him ”Through Christ, though he knows him not,” says Wesley most truly.
Accepted with him Just as Cornelius was accepted even before the angel appeared to him; as he evinced by his ready and hearty faith in every syllable of Peter’s preaching.
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