Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: - Acts 10:34
The fact that a man is a Jew or a Gentile, rich or poor, old or young, honored or despised, moral or wicked does not recommend him to God nor in any way gain the favor of the living God. There is nothing about us or of us that would gain the respect or favor of God; for we are all as an “unclean thing and even our righteousnesses are as filthy rags.”
On the other hand, neither what we are nor have hinders us from being accepted of God if he sets his love in Christ upon us. “Accepted in the beloved” is both the hope and the plea of any sinner, regardless of his heritage or state.
Henry Mahan
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