Trusting The Spirit

Peter is Confronted
Acts 11: 1-6kjv

1And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.
² And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,
³ Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.
⁴ But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,
⁵ I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:
⁶ Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw four footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
After Peter's encounter with Cornelius, he found himself needing to explain his actions to Jewish Christians who were keeping all the Jewish laws. Known as the circumcision group, these believers pushed the idea that Gentiles had to essentially become Jews to become Christians. Peter wins over his critics by relating in orderly fashion his experiences of how God worked. He could have asserted his apostolic authority: “I’m an apostle and you all need to submit to what I did.” But he would not have convinced the thinking of those who needed to change. Lasting change has to take place in the mind, and we must be convinced that the new way of thinking is in line with Scripture. So he shared the process that God took him through to change his thinking.

Nothing impure or unclean
Acts 11:7-12kjv⁷ And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.
⁸ But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.
⁹ But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.
¹⁰ And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven.
¹¹ And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.
¹² And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house:
Once Peter had made it clear what was on the sheet, He then described the voice he heard from heaven that commanded him to take and eat. Peter told them how the voice told him don't call anything impure that God had made clean. immediately after the vision ended, three men from Cornelius's entourage visited Peter. Then the Holy Spirit instructed Peter to with these men. Peter was telling them that what he did was ordered by God.

The Same Gifts 
Acts 11:13-18kjv
¹³ And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;
¹⁴ Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved.
¹⁵ And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
¹⁶ Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
¹⁷ Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?
¹⁸ When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
The man peter encountered was Cornelius. In conjunction with Peter's vision, Cornelius also had a vision from God that gave him specific instructions to send to Joppa for a man named Simon. Peter came and shared the Gospel with Cornelius and those with him, they began manifesting the same signs of the holy spirit that had come upon the Jewish believers. Peter saw that God clearly intended to save all people. Peter told the doubter that the gift of the holy spirit was given to everyone who believed, so they should not limit who and how people came to the faith.