Cornelius

From old Christadelphian writings

From what Luke tells us about Cornelius, it is evident he was not simply a Gentile in the flesh, having no hope and without God in the world. The character the Bible gives him is that he was

“A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always” (Acts. 2).

And, he was assured by no less than Christ himself,

” Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God ” (Acts x. 4).

His reputation among his neighbours was that of

“a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews” (Acts x. 22).

Hence, we conclude that Cornelius was a proselyte; that is, one such as is referred to in Exodus xii. 48;Num. ix. 14, 15; xv. 14-16. The words of God will apply to such,

“Neither let the son of a stranger, that hath joined himself to the Lord, speak, saying,
‘TheLord hath utterly separated me from His people’ “(Isa. lvi. 3).

F. G. J.