Hello fellow parishioners of the first blockchain church. Greetings from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to the church located 
Previously, I settled the frequent question asked if the Bible have become obsolete. Today, I will be settling the dispute found in our society. Stating that God’s spoken words does not contradict His written word. I pray the eyes of your understanding be enlightened. Amen.
“Get up, Peter; kill and eat them.” (Acts 10:12 NLT)
Meanwhile, the 11th chapter of Leviticus outlines God’s instructions to the nation of Israel about which animals they could keep as lives tock and eat as food and which they could not. The animals they could keep were called “clean.” Those they could not were called “unclean.” The Spirit of God had instructed Peter to kill and eat animals that had been designated “unclean.” Peter’s response to the Spirit of God was;
“No, Lord. I have never eaten anything that our Jewish laws have declared impure and unclean.” (Acts 10:14 NLT)
Peter’s position was this: If the Spirit of God were going to speak to him and tell him to do something, it could never contradict what was written in the scriptures. And this was a clear contradiction of what He had instructed them to do. So, Peter rejected the Lord’s direction. But the Holy Spirit continued saying,
“Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.” (Acts10:15 NLT)
God wanted to give Peter revelation that he needed to understand, so He showed him the same scene three times. Peter was perplexed by all of this and as he pondered what it meant, three men came looking for him. The Holy Spirit then told Peter;
“Get up, go downstairs, and go with them without hesitation. Don’t worry, for I have sent them.” (Acts 10:20 NLT)
He had the men stay the night and the next day he went with them to Caesarea, where he visited the house of a Gentile named Cornelius. When he arrived at the house of Cornelius, Peter confessed that he was still confused, but explained that he was doing his best to follow God’s lead:
“You know it is against our laws for a Jewish man to enter a Gentile home like this, or to associate with you. But God has shown me that I should no longer think of anyone as impure or unclean.” (Acts 10:28 NLT)
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Peter made the connection between the unclean animals he saw in the trance and the “unclean” Gentiles he was sent to speak with. He bore witness to the miracles, the death, and the resurrection of Jesus before the friends and relatives of Cornelius. They were all saved and baptized and the first Gentiles were added to the church.
The scriptures indicated that certain animals were considered unclean, but at a later date the Lord declared the same animals clean. If Peter would not have been willing to listen to the Holy Spirit, he would never have come to the understanding he needed—that God had now declared that all animals, and more importantly, all people, were now “clean.” The fact that the gospel was not only for the Jews, but also for the Gentiles, was a radical deviation from what the disciples had previously understood from the scriptures.
From this event, it seems evident that God does give revelation, albeit rarely, which seems to flatly contradict the scriptures. So where does this leave us?
The scriptures will always be the plumb line by which the doctrines of our faith are measured.
We must hold fast to truths that they reveal and let the Holy Spirit brood over them so our hearts and minds be flooded with light. Grace and peace be with you all. Amen.
