Emphasis Preaching Journal

At first glance, this little sermon to Cornelius sounds like a balance of scales. In the olden days, scales were used to balance a bargain. It was not always a matter of pound for pound or ounce for ounce. What two persons agreed upon became the contract. The Jews were familiar with this commercial way of thinking and acting. Thus, Peter's balance, between a man's fear of the Lord and righteous behavior, seems, central to this sermon.