Cornelius is called devout in Acts 10, and he is devout with his household, in leading them, and undoubtedly leading them to know and serve the Lord as well, even as Joshua in the O.T. says “ choose you this day whom you will serve. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord ”, Joshua 24:15ff. Now we see that the pattern and expectation the Jews would have, and we should have when reading the New Testament and our passage here in Acts -- that God covenants with households, and the children are included in the covenant, signified in circumcision in the Old Testament/Covenant, but now signified in baptism, including the infant children. For all in the house of Cornelius, which included not only his entire household, his slaves and servants under him, but also those of his close friends and relatives, received the Holy Spirit and were baptized with water, as we saw at the end of Acts 10. Even infant children were to be removed from the Church/Israelites and regarded as covenant breake
These are my thoughts in light of this debate/discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsrThQp3KHA I also have a video reply here: https://x.com/ptomer/status/1821251772499009687 An Escondido Escapade: Christian Nationalism, Wolfe, Gordon, & Wilson 1. This isn’t about postmill or amil or premill as much as it is what is reality in front of us, and is civil government/magistrates under God’s authority. a. If it is, then should Christians seek the power of the sword of the magistrate to be used to punish evil and promote good, Rom. 13., 1 Pet. 2:13-17, etc. b. Gordon seems to mostly say we must submit to God’s providence, implying that to try and bring reform to the civil realm is to pry into the secret will of God, to refuse to suffer for righteousness’ sake, etc. c. Would he apply this standard to reform in the Church and its leadership/ministers? At one point he said something like he already has godly rule and reign – in the Church. That’s laugh