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in Chapter 10 of Acts you have a transition period
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from 10:1 to 12:25.
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First you have the conversion of the first Gentile convert,
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he's a Roman Centurion, Cornelius,
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and you have Peter defending his conversion of Cornelius,
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because this is controversial to bring someone into the church
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without them being circumcised at this point,
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according to Luke's narrative.
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Then you have 11:19-30,
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look at that, Acts 11:19-30:
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Now those who were scattered,
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because of the persecution that took place over Stephen,