Openness to the intercultural mission and universal mission of the Church (Acts 10,1-11,18)

Abstract

Acts 10:1-11:18 narrates a crucial moment in the history of early Christianity: the opening of the Christian mission to the Gentiles or non-Jews. Peter, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, overcomes the Jewish cultural and religious barriers to incorporate pagans into the Christian community without imposing the Mosaic law on them. Divine intervention (visions, Holy Spirit) legitimizes the inclusion of the Gentiles in the Church, a fundamental basis for the global expansion of Christianity. It is no longer the Jewish law that is at the center of the believer's faith, but Christ. When the church proclaims the gospel opens itself to interculturality and universality.