October 3, 2026 | #2640 - House Rules: When Gentiles Moved In (Part 1 of 3)

When the early church was born, God welcomed Gentiles alongside Jewish people into His family. But as the guests of a holy God, this privilege came with house rules. God’s first crucial rule? Gentile converts must leave their idols behind. Since they came from a Greco-Roman culture that boasted a multitude of false gods, leaving their idolatrous worship behind to embrace the God of Israel was a radical notion. But by God’s grace, many Gentiles believed in God, who alone is worthy of worship!