1. What is necessary for salvation? (1-5)

The answer to this question would either widen the missionary outreach of the church or put it in the small box of Judaism. Some Jews were teaching that the Gentile converts needed to be circumcised and become Jews in order to be saved. God, however, was doing his own work among the uncircumcised Gentiles (3). There are still people who teach that Jesus + something else (baptism, tongues, good works, etc.) is needed for salvation. What did the church decide?

2. By grace alone, through faith alone (6-11)

After much discussion, Peter gave his testimony. He told them how God had sent him to preach Jesus to the Roman centurion; Cornelius and his family had believed the gospel, and God himself had accepted them by giving them the Holy Spirit. He purified their hearts by faith--not by works. It was a Gentile Pentecost. Peter agreed with Paul. We are saved by God's grace when we put our trust in Jesus alone.

Application: Lord, thank you for the all-sufficient gospel of Jesus, and for the work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of those who put their faith in Jesus.
One Word: Saved by God's grace alone