What is this Bible passage referring to?';He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.';?
Jesus loves all of us...';He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.';?
The bible passage is refering to the Gentile's recent conversion to Christianity after being converted by Paul, and the resulting conflict between a certain sect of the Church that declared that the Gentiles must be circumsized by law of Moses.
The apostles and Elders then called a meeting in which the church attempted to decide whether or not this was reasonable. Peter declared : ';Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. ';
He is saying that it would be unjust to circumsize them because it would be putting a yoke on them the same as how the Romans were oppressing the Jews at the time. God would see no difference between as and them because their hearts had already been prified by Faith.
It goes with v 6-11. With insight and inspiration Peter strikes at the heart of the controversy over circumcision. it is not circumcision as such, but rater: Can the gospel be offered to uncircumcised gentiles or is it limited to circumcised Israel? Are people who do not keep the law of Moses eligible to inherit the blessings os salvation which Christ came to bring? Is salvation in Moses of Christ? Peter has received the revelation. The gospel is for all men ant therefore circumcision-with all that it symbolizes-is not essential to salvation.
the gentiles
6 So the apostles and church elders got together to decide this question. 7 At the meeting, after a long discussion, Peter stood and addressed them as follows: ';Brothers, you all know that God chose me from among you some time ago to preach to the Gentiles so that they could hear the Good News and believe. 8 God, who knows people's hearts, confirmed that he accepts Gentiles by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he gave him to us. 9 He made no distinction between us and them, for he also cleansed their hearts through faith. 10 Why are you now questioning God's way by burdening the Gentile believers [fn3] with a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors were able to bear?
i believe he is reffering to Jews and Gentiles both recieving the same cleansing without distinction.
It is saying that God made no distinction between the Jews and the Gentiles in bringing them to Himself through Jesus Christ.
Jesus views all people equally
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